Syllabus

=** Syllabus ** (Download printable version) = This course is intended for classroom teachers or resource teachers of K-5 classrooms. **‍ ** Basic computer literacy including, but not limited to familiarity with the following basic types of software and/or basic and beginning exposure or experience with the following web tools is helpful:
 * ‍ **** Audience: **
 * Prerequisite knowledge required: **
 * Word processing
 * Presentation
 * Blogs
 * Snag-it or a Screen Capture Software
 * Digital cameras and downloading/uploading to an online program


 * Materials Needed: **
 * Laptop and power cord (power strips provided for charging).
 * Built in Wi-Fi capability or Wi-Fi adapter
 * Headphones
 * A Blogspot account. If you do not have one, please follow the link below to register for an account. If you already have one, you may also wish to create a new one solely for this workshop. __ [|http://www.blogspot.com] __
 * Working Login and password to Blackboard account.
 * One sample of Student Writing Sample with illustration.
 * USB capable and digital camera.
 * Classroom pictures and/or video docs in folder.

// Additional computers will be available during the workshop by advanced request only. // Throughout this course, participants will:
 * ‍ **** Workshop Goals/Objectives: **
 * 1) Explore model blogs available for K-5 classrooms. Learn how to write, add and link additional blogs and documents on your own blog
 * 2) Learn how to design and focus on a genre study of fiction and non-fiction texts on blogs to build connections: self-to-text, text-to-text and text-to-world.
 * 3) Develop strategies for using student and faculty contact lists and shared calendars as management tools and study skills aids.
 * 4) Develop strategies and best practices for using the Writer’s Craft with or without an Author’s Study through project-based learning by creating documents and presentations to be added to your blog in the classroom
 * 5) Developing strategies and best practices for increasing sight word fluency and vocabulary development while creating and assessing student and classroom blogs.
 * 6) Learn effective strategies for student and teacher created blogs documenting science experiments into the learning process.
 * 7) Build a blog dedicated to story problems and problem-solving and learn to use its sharing capabilities as a collaborative learning tool.
 * 8) Learn the value of the teacher blog and a treasure chest of ideas to connect and build your network with K-5 teachers.

This workshop consists of eight 4 hour sessions. **‍ **
 * ‍ **** Schedule and Outline: **
 * Day 1: Getting Started, Managing Contacts, Links: Overview/Review **
 * 1) Meet and greet, introduction to the workshop: Why Blogs?
 * 2) Sign on to Blogspot and resolve any account registration issues.
 * 3) Create group link lists of table neighbors.
 * 4) Review District AUP.
 * 5) Review of //Blogspot// tools and sharing.
 * 6) Review of //Models Blogs//


 * ‍ **** Day 2: //Blogs// for Reading and Comparison Study of Genres **
 * 1) Strategies and best practices for blog-based process reading responses in genre study: non-fiction and fiction.
 * 2) Focus on the Standards: VDOE and the Blog.
 * 3) Exploration and Collaboration with texts, e-books and reading responses.
 * 4) Document sharing and neighbor links.
 * 5) Reviewing changes and revision history.
 * 6) Process writing, commenting, and revision activity.


 * ‍ **** Day 3: Blogs for Writing and Publishing: The Writer’s Craft **
 * 1) Review of the Writer’s Craft and Author’s Study.
 * 2) Linking the Standards: VDOE to the Blog
 * 3) Blog: Adding Student Work Activity: How?
 * 4) Organizing a Structure for Writer’s Craft Study.


 * ‍ **** Day 4: //Blogs// for Sight Word Fluency and Vocabulary Development **
 * 1) Login and Access Literacy Folder on Blackboard.
 * 2) Access sight word and vocabulary lists.
 * 3) Uploading Student Work.
 * 4) Shared presentation strategies for sight word fluency and vocabulary development.
 * 5) Assessing sight words and vocabulary development in student blogs.
 * 6) Developing a rubric for blog review.


 * ‍ **** Day 5: Blogs: Core-Content Science **
 * 1) Science Experiment Blogs Sharing K-5.
 * 2) Overview of creation project-based learning with science experiments.
 * 3) Documenting the daily experiment results, creating charts and graphs.
 * 4) Connecting families in project-based learning.
 * 5) Reflection and Connection


 * ‍ **** Day 6: Blogs: Core-Content Social Studies **
 * 1) The Continuing Link: VDOE-Connecting the Community.
 * 2) Overview of creation project-based learning with art in the social sciences.
 * 3) Going Global: Exploration of the Monster Exchange and How to Use it with the Blog.
 * 4) Connecting families in project-based learning.
 * 5) Reflection and Connection


 * ‍ **** Day 7: //Blogs: Math – Story Problems and Problem-Solving// **
 * 1) Using //Blog and Classroom Links to Grade-Level Blogs to// t to teach study skills.
 * 2) Scaffolding: Strategies, tips, and tricks for using accessing Blackboard and to differentiate the math needs of our students within a blog.
 * 3) E-cart and how to download and use it with blogs.
 * 4) Connecting Writing and Math through Story Problems.
 * 5) Activity: blog about lesson/unit plan ideas.


 * ‍ **** Day 8: //The Teacher Blog: Sharing and Networking// **
 * 1) // Blog, wiki and // other search tools.
 * 2) Finding a Global Network of Educators.
 * 3) Discussing the Global Guidelines.
 * 4) Activity: publish lesson plan or project to blog.
 * 5) Show & share.
 * 6) Wrap-up discussion.

Contact Constance Bellamy Chiplock: cbchiplock@fcps.edu
 * ‍ **** Questions? **

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