Tech Savvy Academy will use a blog demonstration and a powerpoint presentation on technology. These two instructional materials were chosen because we want to emphasize the impact that technology has had on our daily lives as well as the world. Even the educator who is experienced somewhat with technology may find the powerpoint presentation helpful.
Our main goal is for the educator to begin implementing blogs in the classroom and to communicate with colleagues or individuals with similar interests. It is assumed that the chosen audience is not experienced with blogs.
Blog is the shortened version of the word “weblog”, which has origins after 1995. It refers to an online journal or entry that is accessible to Internet users.
These instructional resources were chosen because they will be easy to facilitate in the group presentation setting. Tech Savvy Academy will offer additional training opportunities beyond this presentation at which time the educator can choose a self paced option.
“Should You Start a New Blog? With all that said, just because you want a blog doesn’t mean you should have one. There are plenty of other avenues for building an online following that don’t include traditional blogging. For example, if your primary reason for starting a blog is to share cool information you find online related to a topic, you might be better off just setting up a Twitter account or a tumblog to share links. Blogs are better suited to original, long-form content. Likewise, if you want to build a community, then why not just start with a community? Set up a social networking site or a group on an existing site. There are plenty of open-source, free, and low-cost tools out there to help you do those things. If you’re still sure you want a blog, then make sure you have clear goals in mind when you get started. Know whether you’re blogging just as a hobby or for some other purpose. Produce high-quality content and then network like crazy to get that content in front of people.”
Instructional materials
Tech Savvy Academy will use a blog demonstration and a powerpoint presentation on technology. These two instructional materials were chosen because we want to emphasize the impact that technology has had on our daily lives as well as the world. Even the educator who is experienced somewhat with technology may find the powerpoint presentation helpful.
Our main goal is for the educator to begin implementing blogs in the classroom and to communicate with colleagues or individuals with similar interests. It is assumed that the chosen audience is not experienced with blogs.
There are several sites available
Blog Sites: blogger.com; classblogmeister.com; Edublogs.org; wordpress.com; teachersfirst.com
Blog is the shortened version of the word “weblog”, which has origins after 1995. It refers to an online journal or entry that is accessible to Internet users.
These instructional resources were chosen because they will be easy to facilitate in the group presentation setting. Tech Savvy Academy will offer additional training opportunities beyond this presentation at which time the educator can choose a self paced option.
Excerpt from http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/01/too-many-blogs/:
“Should You Start a New Blog?
With all that said, just because you want a blog doesn’t mean you should have one. There are plenty of other avenues for building an online following that don’t include traditional blogging. For example, if your primary reason for starting a blog is to share cool information you find online related to a topic, you might be better off just setting up a Twitter account or a tumblog to share links. Blogs are better suited to original, long-form content.
Likewise, if you want to build a community, then why not just start with a community? Set up a social networking site or a group on an existing site. There are plenty of open-source, free, and low-cost tools out there to help you do those things.
If you’re still sure you want a blog, then make sure you have clear goals in mind when you get started. Know whether you’re blogging just as a hobby or for some other purpose. Produce high-quality content and then network like crazy to get that content in front of people.”
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blog