Entries Tagged as 'Blogging'

Ramblings about Literacy and Blogging

December 2, 2011 · No Comments · Blogging, Common Core Standards, connective writing, Content-Area Writing, Digital Literacies, learning, literacy, Literacy in Social Studies

I can only write about blogging from my point of view and what I have learned about the bloggers that I follow in my Google Reader and blog post that are recommended through my Twitter feed. In some ways I feel uncomfortable writing about it here, but after reading posts at Langwitches about the posts [...]

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Learning in a Network Part 3

October 27, 2011 · 1 Comment · birthday, Blogging, learning

Continuation of Part 1 and Part 2- Learning in a Network I blog to learn and to share my raw thoughts. What I write may serve no real purpose except for me. I may never get any feedback or comments which I rarely do, unless I hit a nerve from one who thinks differently- which [...]

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Benefits of blogging….. a small piece of the conversation

October 21, 2011 · No Comments · Blogging, learning, reflecting

Forcing yourself to blog to becomes a small  piece of the conversation that is so important. It has great benefits for the one doing the writing. It has the potential to change both your intellectual and emotional outlook. Blogging has changed my life. Seth Godin is one of the leading authorities on social media, marketing, [...]

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Thanks Guest Writers

November 3, 2010 · 7 Comments · Blogging

Over a month ago, I put out a request for guest bloggers to share a writing space on my blog. I was elated that I actually had some takers who expressed interest.  I must give be thanks to Kevin Hodgson, Kathy Perret, Meg Torrens, Deb Gants, Susan Hamilton, Shullamuth Smith, and Katie Di Cesare. Kevin [...]

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Blogging: How It Has Changed Me

October 30, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogging

Our final guest blogger in the series is Katie Di Cesare. She is  a first grade teacher (teaching 11 years)  for Dublin city schools in Ohio. She is  also a contributor to choice literacy and am presently working on book for Stenhouse about primary word learning. Thank-you Katie for writing in this space. Don’t forget [...]

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My thoughts about blogging have changed! By Meg Torrens

October 29, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blogging

Meg Torrens lives and works in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She has been in education for 19 years and has worked as a special education teacher, worked with teachers through  staff development, and as a  school curriculum coach and is currently the Library Information Specialist at Palmetto Bays Elementary in Horry County.  When not glued [...]

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My Life as a Blogger by Susan Hamilton

October 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blogging

I would like to welcome another new blogger Susan Hamilton. Please visit her blog at Digital Confessions. She has been a teaching sixth grade language arts for five years at North Myrtle Beach Middle School in Myrtle Beach, SC. ———————————— From the very first day that I began my digital writing class, I knew that [...]

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Looking For It by Shullamuth Smith

October 27, 2010 · 3 Comments · Blogging

Shullamuth Smith is a teacher at Thornton High School in Colorado. She’s a member of the Denver Writing Project’s leadership team and has written for the National Writing Project. Welcome Shullamuth to this writing space. ———————————- I used to say I don’t blog because if I did, I’d never have time to write. In my [...]

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Guest Blogger Series: Blogging a “nasty” Term

October 26, 2010 · 5 Comments · Blogging

Meet Deborah Gants! She is new to the blogging world. Her blog is Digital Dervish. She  has been a teacher for twenty-two years.  She has a degree in Secondary English and Masters in Technology in Education with an ESOL add-on.  For the last twelve years she has taught ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages).  [...]

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Guest Blogger: It’s difficult, but I can do it.

October 24, 2010 · 6 Comments · Blogging

I would like to welcome Kathleen Perret as my guest blogger. Learning as Growing is the title of her blog site and she offers great insight in her learning and teaching life in  her blog. She reminds us  that at times it will be difficult, but we can do it. She is currently an Instructional [...]

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