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Web-based Career & Technical Education
In this new web-based title, students learn how to share insights, provide advice, and express opinions as responsible digital citizens through a series of language arts blogging activities. From teaching students how to identify the topic, purpose, and audience for a blog, to exchanging ideas using commenting etiquette, Blogging for Beginners is the perfect way to introduce students to blogging in a welcoming environment.
Benefits & Features
- Includes easy-to-follow, self-paced projects that help students learn the benefits of blogging
- Designed to be used with Kidblog
- No textbooks or paper required
Sample Lessons
Activity 5
Take the Blogger's Pledge
Activity 15
Write a Personal Connection Post
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Specifications
Grade: 6-8, 9-12
Item #: TB-TBlog-iA
ISBN: 978-1-626894-19-8
Author: Created and Published by TechnoKids in Partnership with B.E. Publishing
Unit 1: Introduction to Blogging
Activity 1
Explore the Blogosphere
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Skills
- define terminology associated with blogging
- explore the blogosphere
- apply search strategies to locate resources on the Internet
- read blog posts
- analyze the structure of a blog to recognize the parts
Activity 2
Why Blog?
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- recognize the reasons people blog
Activity 3
Get Started with Kidblog
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- register with a blogging service
- log in and log out of a blogging service
Activity 4
Set Your Blogger Profile
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- set blog properties and upload a profile picture
Activity 5
Take the Blogger's Pledge
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- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
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Unit 2: Become a Blogger
Activity 6
Plan Your Blog
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- select a blog topic
- describe the target audience for a blog
- propose writing ideas for a blog
Activity 7
Create a Word Cloud to Generate Ideas
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- engage in a word association activity to generate ideas
- transform a list of words into a word cloud using a web-based app
- load a saved file into the web-based app
- set the font, color, shape, and other attributes of the word cloud
Activity 8
Welcome Readers to Your Blog
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- enhance a blog post design with a suitable header
- use a title that informs the reader about the topic
- create a post to introduce blog topic to readers
- generate reader interest by adding a word cloud image
- identify the blog post topic clearly using tags
- save a draft copy of a post
- preview a post to review content
- proofread a blog post to correct spelling and grammar errors
- publish a blog post
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
Unit 3: Comment on Blog Posts
Activity 9
Commenting Agreement
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Skills
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Activity 10
Practice Writing Comments
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Skills
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- comment on a blog post appropriately
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Activity 11
Offer Encouragement Using Comments
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- respond to the text using comments to give encouragement
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Activity 12
Read and Respond to Comments
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- read comments using comprehension strategies
- reply to a comment to actively engage in an online discussion
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Unit 4: Personal Connection Post
Activity 13
Make a Personal Connection with Readers
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Skills
- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- phrase content so it is respectful of others and maintains privacy
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
Activity 14
Plan a Personal Connection Post
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Skills
- plan writing ideas for a blog post
- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- organize content so the blog post focuses on one main idea
- describe a personal experience and how it made you feel
- identify an insight gained from a personal experience
Activity 15
Write a Personal Connection Post
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- enhance a blog post design with a suitable header
- use a title that informs the reader about the topic and catches attention
- describe a personal experience and how it made you feel
- discuss an insight gained from a personal experience
- write a post that is an ideal length
- generate reader interest by adding digital content
- identify the blog post topic clearly using tags
- save a draft copy of a post
- preview a post to review content and layout
- proofread a blog post to correct spelling and grammar errors
- publish a blog post
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
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Activity 16
Make a Connection using Comments
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- respond to the blog post with a comment that relates to the text
- reply to a comment appropriately
- actively engage in an online discussion
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Unit 5: Advice Post
Activity 17
Study a Sample Advice Post
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Skills
- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- compare sample posts and evaluate their layout
- recognize formatting options that improve the readability of a blog post
Activity 18
Format a Sample Blog Post
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Skills
- log in and log out of a blogging service
- enhance a blog post design with a suitable header
- use a title that informs the reader about the topic
- copy text and paste into a new blog post
- emphasize important text using font styles
- divide content into logical sections using headings
- number a list to make text easy to scan
- format a blog post to improve readability
- identify the blog post topic clearly using tags
- publish a blog post
Activity 19
Plan an Advice Blog Post
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- plan writing ideas for a blog post
- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- organize content so the blog post focuses on one main idea
- generate blog post titles that catch reader attention
- recommend advice in the form of how-to instructions, tips, or suggestions
- apply search strategies to locate resources on the Internet
Activity 20
Write an Advice Post
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- log in and log out of a blogging service
- enhance a blog post design with a suitable header
- use a title that informs the reader about the topic and catches attention
- create a blog post to recommend advice in the form of how-to instructions, tips, or suggestions
- use the first person narrative style to make a connection with the audience
- write a post that is an ideal length
- format a blog post to improve readability using headings, font styles, and lists
- generate reader interest by adding digital content
- identify the blog post topic clearly using tags
- save a draft copy of a post
- preview a post to review content
- proofread a blog post to correct spelling and grammar errors
- publish a blog post
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
Activity 21
Spark a Conversation using Comments
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Skills
- log in and log out of a blogging service
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- reply to a comment by posing a question or offering a suggestion
- actively engage in an online discussion
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Unit 6: Opinion Post
Activity 22
Express Yourself
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Skills
- compare the difference between fact and opinion
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- express an opinion clearly, honestly, and respectfully
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
Activity 23
Tips for Writing an Opinion Post
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- read a blog post using comprehension strategies
- compare sample posts and evaluate their content
- express an opinion clearly, honestly, and respectfully
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
Activity 24
Plan Your Opinion Post
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Skills
- plan writing ideas for a blog post
- select a question for a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- organize content so the blog post focuses on one main idea
Activity 25
Write an Opinion Post
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Skills
- log in and log out of a blogging service
- enhance a blog post design with a suitable header
- use a title that informs the reader about the topic and catches attention
- create a blog post that expresses an opinion clearly, honestly, and respectfully
- use the first person narrative style to make a connection with the audience
- write a post that is an ideal length
- format a blog post to improve readability using headings, font styles, and lists
- generate reader interest by adding digital content
- identify the blog post topic clearly using tags
- save a draft copy of a post
- preview a post to review layout and content
- proofread a blog post to correct spelling and grammar errors
- publish a blog post
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when blogging
Activity 26
Express Your Opinion Using Comments
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Skills
- log in and log out of a blogging service
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
- read a comment using comprehension strategies
- reply to a comment by stating an opinion respectfully
- actively engage in an online discussion
- follow guidelines to behave responsibly, ethically, and safely when commenting
Unit 7: Extension Activities
Extension Activity 1
Make a Cartoon Avatar
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- create an avatar to protect privacy
Extension Activity 2
Blogging, Digital Citizenship, and You
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- define the terms digital citizen, digital citizenship, and digital footprint
- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen
Extension Activity 3
Commenting Quiz
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- understand how to behave as a responsible digital citizen when commenting on blog posts
Tutorials
Kidblog Tutorial 1
How to Insert Images
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- upload an image from a file
- link to an image using a URL
- insert an image using a webcam
- connect to an image on Google Drive
Kidblog Tutorial 2
How to Insert Videos
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- upload a video from a file
- connect to a video using a hyperlink
- embed a YouTube video using HTML code
Kidblog Tutorial 3
How to Add a Hyperlink
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- insert a hyperlink to a website related to blog post
Writer's Workshop
Writer's Workshop 1
Blogger Brainstorming
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- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
Writer's Workshop 2
Find Inspiration with Blog Titles
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Skills
- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- generate blog titles that inform the reader about the topic and catch attention
Writer's Workshop 3
Share an Insight with Blog Post Starters
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Skills
- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- recognize insights gained from personal experience
Writer's Workshop 4
Discover Your Inner Expert
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Skills
- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- recognize areas of expertise based on personal experience
- recommend advice in the form of how-to instructions, tips, or suggestions
Writer's Workshop 5
Be Opinionated!
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- select a blog post topic that is valuable and interesting to readers
- identify questions that provoke a personal opinion
Marking Sheets
Blogging Rubric
Commenting Rubric
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