Section VI: Instructional delivery and sequencing – Michelle Cosner additional role of E this week

Overview of lesson
The instructor will provide an overview of learning objectives.
At the end of this instructional module you will be able to:
  • Describe what a Blog is
  • Effectively use Blogs in your lesson plans
  • Increase student engagement through the use of Blogs

Sequence of activities
  • First introduce what a blog is
  • Explore how students use blogs?
  • Create a sample blog on Blogspot
  • Group discussion on applications for blogs
  • Reflect and write paper on how student will incorporate blogs in their instruction

Step-by-step process
1) Present introductory lesson on what a blog is and how they work
2) Have students do a scavenger hunt and find 3 blogs of interest on the internet
3) Provide an lesson on how to create a blog with blogspot
4) Have each student create a blog spot account
5) Have each student create a blog and post
6) Have each student follow 2 or more classmates blogs
7) Facilitate group discussion on use of blogs
8) Have student submit final reflection paper on blogs