Sunday, December 21, 2014

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My Final Post on this Blog

This school year is a year of transition for me.  With this final blog post, I want to say thank you for five years of blogging comments, support and readership.  I have enjoyed this journey with Marshall Public School staff.  

Nancy will take over with blogging in January.  I look forward to following her and will continue to share "copyright morsels" with her to post on her blog as this is part of my personal goals.  

As this is my final blog post on this blog, I encourage you to consider blogging with your students.  The following article: 19 Ways to Use Blogs with Students offers ideas that are only a start.  As mentioned in the referenced article, blogging can start now with students as young as kindergarten. In addition to the blogging tool available to students through their Office 365 Microsoft (email) accounts, some other blogging sites to consider for students older than thirteen are:  Blogger and WordPress.   For younger students, their Office 365 Microsoft (email) accounts or Kidblog are great to keep student safe and secure in the blogging environment. To get started, begin with a simple concept that will be manageable for you and your students.  Make it a daily or weekly way to reflect, converse, or share what students are learning in your class. 

Copyright Morsel 

As I mentioned above, I will continue to share ideas about copyright through Nancy's blog. This week I am sharing an article that is one to read and share with staff and students. Students search for pictures to enhance and illustrate projects, but do they or teachers consider copyright?  Check out the following article to learn more about copyright and pictures: 12 Most Picture Perfect Ways to Ensure You're Legally Using Online Photos,


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