Day+3

**Day 3**


 * Exploring the benefits of two free student blogging options for self-reflection, collaboration and peer-to-peer critiquing as it relates to digital portfolios. **

**Prerequisites:** Participation in Day 2.

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**Goal:** Participants will learn how to use Google Apps Blogger and Kidblog for student reflection, collaboration and peer-to-peer critiquing.

**Objective 1:** Individuals will sign up for two free blogging sites. **Objective 2:** Individuals will learn the benefits of student blogs for self-reflection, collaboration and peer-to-peer critiquing. **Objective 3:** Individuals will use blogs to share, collaborate and engage in peer-to-peer critique sessions with class members. **Objective 4:** Individuals will complete an online daily reflection.

** Materials and Resources ** **Activity** || **Description** || **Instructional Strategies** ||
 * iPad for each participant
 * iPad (for instructor)
 * Internet access
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">white board
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">white board markers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">pencils
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">pens
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">paper
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">class lists
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Introduction ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will give a short review on high quality digital portfolios, Google Presenter and VoiceThread and answer any related questions.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will pose questions surrounding the significance of blogging for student reflection, collaboration and peer-to-peer critiquing. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will display the goal and objective for the day on the whiteboard.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will answer any questions that need further clarification. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Lesson ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will review Google Apps Blogs and Kidblog from sign up to creating a blog. ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Independent Work ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Individuals will start from the beginning and create accounts for Google Apps Blogs and Kidblog.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Individuals will have enough time to create a classroom blog using their class lists they brought to the training.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Individuals will post answers to any four of the following questions on their blogs:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">What skills does blogging promote?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">How will you teach your students to use blogging responsibly for critiquing classmate work?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">How can blogging be used for student collaboration?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Share some ways blogging can be used when creating digital portfolios?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Which blogging site do you prefer for your students? Why? || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will circulate around the room to offer one-on-one assistance to participants.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The group will have access to two screencast tutorials created by the instructor. The tutorial will guide them through the process from setting up an account to creating classroom blogging sites and the features in between. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Group Work ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The class will be broken into groups of 2. Each individual will post a comment onto their partner's blog. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The instructor will circulate around the room to offer assistance to groups. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Reflection ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Participants will complete an online daily reflection form for Day 3 training. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">The reflections will be submitted before the end of the session. The instructor will review the feedback and if necessary, appropriate changes will be made to the following days sessions. ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Please take a moment to fill out the following online daily reflection form for Day 3.

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