Start Fresh: Learn to Blog

You See & Experience Things We Don't

We All Have Stories Worth Telling

Sharing Helps Us All Grow

You Don't Need To Search For Them

Don't Wait For Moments To Come

They Happen While We Are Living

Stories Are Right On Your Phone

Be Ready To Capture A Moment

Share the hidden message

There Are Stories Everywhere

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Validation

Students want an audience.

Ways to blog

Students take small blogging steps.

Teacher Choice

• Class Blog
• Write & Respond
• Individual Blog

Do not overload, relax.

The Rules Are There Are None

Capture Their Attention Immediately

Drop Them Right In

Explode The Moment

How Does It Connect?

Why this moment?

Quotations Help Tie It Up

Some Simple Suggestions For Editing

Organization Keeps Them There

Word Choice Does Matter

Work To Find Your Voice

Rhythm Is Important

Pay Attention To Conventions

Presentation & Appearance

Let's Take A Leap

How Can Waiting Be Good?

Discuss Your Ideas

Share With Us Please

Let's Build It Together

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Volunteer To Share

Bravery To Share

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You Will Leave Footprints

Now Go Tell Your Story

Some Basic Tools

• Wordpress, Kidblog (blog)
• Phonto (text on photos)
• Unsplash (great photos)

Great Sources For Quotes

• "The Little Prince"
• "Winnie the Pooh"
• "Peter Pan"
• Brian Andreas (author/illustrator)

Blogging Examples in the Classroom

• Dorchester Press (archived) dorchesterpress.wordpress.com
• Pocomoke Press pocomokepress.wordpress.com
• Bella's Blog bellah15.edublogs.org

Contact Information

• jonharper@gmail.com / briancookeducator@gmail.com
• Voxer: jharpe3658 / @drbriancook
• Twitter: @Jonharper70 / @drbriancook
• jonharper70.wordpress.com / briancookeducator.wordpress.com