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Informationen zum Autor Starr Sackstein currently works at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, NY as a high school English and Journalism teacher and author of Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective. This year she begins a new blog with Education Week Teacher called "Work in Progress" in addition to her personal blog StarrSackstein.com where she discusses all aspects of being a teacher. Sackstein co-moderates #jerdchat and #sunchat as well as contributes to #NYedChat. This year she has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator. In speaking engagements, Sackstein speaks about blogging, journalism education and BYOD, helping people see technology doesn't have to be feared. Klappentext This book is the go-to guide for helping educators establish an online presence through blogging. Through sample blog posts, examples, and engaging dialogue, leaders and teachers will learn to: Use a blog for reflection and growth in their professional learning Deal with the technical side of setting up a blog Get started with writing prompts and ideas Develop best practices for digital citizenship and online safety Zusammenfassung With instructive sample blog posts from sites like Blogger and Wordpress and generous examples and resource listings! this guide helps busy educators learn: the value of blogging for professional learning; best practices for safe digital citizenship; how to deal with the technical aspects of blogging; and! platform-building tips and writing ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface by Peter DeWitt Introduction 1. Why Blog? The Fear of Sounding Stupid (A Sample Post) Reasons Educators Blog It Started With Twitter Blogging to Connect: Thoughts and Musings (A Sample Post) So Yoüre Not a Writer What Teacher Has Nothing to Say? Not Enough Time in the Day for Reflection? 2. Ready to Start; Now What? Setting the Stage What Are My Platform Choices? Vanity URLs and Hosting Setting Up Your Blog Using Blogger 3. Let¿s Get Technical, So You Can Hit Publish Dealing With the Technical Side Tips for Writing Engaging Posts 4. Connecting With an Audience How and Why Should We Provide Feedback Through Comments on Blogs What About My Privacy? Creating a Community of Bloggers Is Connecting Everything When It Comes to Blogging? (A Sample Post) Final Thoughts and Takeaways Appendix ...
