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[|Today's Lesson Plan]

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:
1. In groups of 3-4, read and annotate the following article: media type="custom" key="11281686"

2. After having done so, create a blog post entitled //"How I Can Improve My Use of Blogs"// using the Blogger site. If you have not already created a Blogger site, this will be your opportunity to do so. Please see //Week 1- Day 1- Beginner// to learn how to do so.

3. Create a wiki page entitled //"Web 2.0 for My English Students"// on your education wiki site. If you have not already created a wiki site, this will be your opportunity to do so. Please see //Week 1- Day 1- Beginner// to learn how to do so.

4. View the tutorial on Importing a Blog into a Wiki. media type="custom" key="11283516"

What are some of the positive implications for having students upload blogposts into their wikis? When is this purposeful? When does this increase the level of rigor in the lesson?

5. Working in the same groups of 3-4 teachers that you worked on the article with, create a lesson plan. This lesson plan should include blog usage. It should indicate how blogs are used to improve instruction and engage students. You should each separate components of the lesson (ie- one person can handle objectives, the mini-lesson, and others can handle other components) using a MS Word document. Then, as group members post their components on the wiki, you should go in and edit the lesson as necessary. Upon completion, this lesson should be something that can be immediately taken back to your classroom and implemented.

6. Share the wiki links with me. I will pull up the individual wikis for the class to see. We will discuss the lesson and how it details how the use of blogs will promote student achievement. Specifically, we will look for: opportunities for collaboration, peer feedback, improved writing and critical thinking skills, etc. You should be able to use these lesson from other teachers in your classes.

7. Work on the //Technology Plan.//

8. Closure: //Respond by clicking **discussion** on the top of this page.//