Tuesday, August 25th, 2009...9:10 pm
Where to Begin?
You may be asking yourself, “How do I start this blogging thing?”
Here are some suggestions to get you started…
1. A blog is a good place to find your voice. Try to reflect on what you’ve read and encourage others to do the same. Think about a book you’re reading currently or have read recently. What about Edward Tulane or The Magician’s Nephew? Do you have another favorite?
To get you started, try using one of the active reading strategies or sentence starters below:
Clarify: “At first I was confused about ______, but ….”
Connect: “I can identify with…” “This reminds me of…”
Predict: “Based on _____, I predict that…”
Summarize; “This ____ is about…”
Question: “I wonder why…” “I’m not quite sure about…”
Evaluate: “I liked/disliked_____ because…” “The author did an excellent/poor job of ______ because…”
Visualize: “When the author wrote __________, I was able to picture
2. Still lost? I know you have it in you! Remember our brainstorming lessons? Observe things closely! Use all of your senses. Think outside the box. Listen. Ponder. Reflect…and write it down. You have a unique perspective to share with the world, and we want to hear from you! 
3. Pick a simple topic such as a “favorite.” Maybe you’d like to share about a favorite place, a favorite holiday, a favorite food, etc. After you share, invite your readers to comment on their favorites, too!
Do you have a suggestion or strategy to help a classmate get started? Do tell, my dears!
6 Comments
August 26th, 2009 at 2:30 am
A great way to begin blogging is to join in the student blogging challenge. Thank you for registering your class and I hope many of them check out the challenges. As the teacher, you may copy any of the challenges to put on your blog or adapt them to fit your circumstances.
But I hope the students visit my blog to check out the pages above my avatar relating to the challenge.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
We are joining the blog challenge on the commenting side, I see you have students linked on the side. We only have on class blog that we all do posts on, but my class will find their way into your students through your blog. Happy challenge blogging.
September 12th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Hi Mrs. Cousino, I really like that post!!! It made me think on the fill in the blanks.
September 12th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Thanks for helping me! I hope you liked the poster we made for you.
Sarah Kate
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