Updates on Instructional Blogging

It has been a while since I added to the Knowledge Brokers Blog. A lot has been happening in regard to preparing for a safe and secure way to use blogs for instruction in MCPS. I have been involved in a policies and procedures work group for studying the use of blogs in the classroom and for professional development. We have been participating in a WIKI that allows us to communicate about and enhance our work. So far, we have come up with parameters for appropriate use, Bloggingh use cases, request forms, parent permission forms, Blogging FAQ's, and workgroup news. Alot of interest has been generated on using blogs and we hope our participants will be ready to blog when we come up with the steps for using blogs for instructional purposes on the MCPS server.