Category Archives: Blogging

You Have 1 Second to Hook a Potential Reader

April 22, 2014 - Blogging, Featured Carousel, Sketchnoting, Writing

If you are blogging with your students, you have been exposed to them. You have been exposed to hundreds of unimaginative, cloned, generic and uninspiring BLOG TITLES. When opening your…

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Student Led Conferences: Sick and Tired of Blogs & Reflection?

April 15, 2014 - Assessment, Blogging, Conferences, Digital Portfolios, Featured Carousel

Our students just finished a second round of Student Led Conferences (SLC) this school year (one in Semester 1 and another in Semester 2). SLCs are a formal opportunity for…

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Visible Thinking in Math- Part 1

March 31, 2014 - Blogging, Featured Carousel, iPad, Math, Middle School, Modern Learning

The conversation about visible thinking in Math started with one of our teachers at Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Adam Hancock, wanting to know how he could incorporate…

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How to Cite Images on Your Blog

March 11, 2014 - Blogging, Copyright, Digial Citizenship, Digital Images, Featured Carousel

When using Copyrighted work with written permission from owner… Used with permission from “name” , URL link to original source and or owner online presence. Ex. Used with permission from…

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Blogs and Labels are about Information Literacy

February 16, 2014 - Blogging, Featured Carousel, Information, Literacy

My Middle School is using blogger (part of Google) as a platform for our students’ blogfolios. The blogfolio (term coined by Andrea Hernandez)  is part blog and part digital portfolio. Students…

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