Selecting a Web Presence
or
Breaking Down the Classroom Walls
Blogs:
WEB
+ LOG = BLOG
A
blog is a
website where entries are written in chronological order.
They are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.
Usually they are narrative in fashion.
Our E3T
Blogs
South Lake
High School Mrs. Amaradio-Taylor's ELA
Classes
Dakota High School - Biology The Blogging World of
Downham
Algonquin Middle School's PMK Radio
Dakota High School- World History UR W.O.R.L.D.
Wyandot Middle School's H2KKids
Jim Wenzloff's Readers Make Leaders
(Jim is not an
E3T teacher but its a great site!)
Warren Mott High School - Math Haffey's Math Corner
South Lake High School - ELA Ms. Schroll's ELA
Classrooms
Video
about the benefit of blogs in a middle school history
classroom.
Blog
Resources:
Educator's Guide to Visit My
Class
Poll Daddy
Cluster Maps
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Blackboard:
Blackboard
is a secure, password protected online course management
tool that can help teachers organize their course
materials. Teachers use Blackboard to store on line
material, post student work, post homework assignments,
collect grades, and organize their course materials.
Blackboard
Resources
How to use Blackboard: Video
Tutorials
An Introduction to Blackboard in Macomb
County.doc
How to add video to your Blackboard Site.doc
Creating 3-D Text on your Blackboard
Site.doc
NETS Standards and
Blackboard.doc
Video
from Minnesota Schools. Using Blackboard in the
classroom.
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Weebly:
Weebly
is your own professional website where you can add content
such as documents, video, pictures text etc. Teachers can
customize the content and easily manage multiple pages to
support multiple class content.
Want to
know more about Weebly? Click the video
below.
Weebly
Examples
Carrie's Weebly
Page
Ms. Wo's Weebly
Want to know more about the pros and
cons,
classroom uses for each tool? Download or
open this comparison sheet.
WebCompare.doc Webcompare.pdf