Author: babbyo

Key features for the 2019-2020 school year

<!– –> You asked, we listened. Below is a list of Kidblog’s latest and all-time greatest features, just in time for the new school year. New to Kidblog? Sign up for a free trial to start sharing your students’ work with a real audience. Google Classroom integration Teachers can assign and grade Google Classroom assignments seamlessly from their… continue reading

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Jump-start the New School Year Blogging: Biography blogs

<!– –> Start of School Waxed floors Buzzing of Voices Lockers clanging Bells ringing “Do we have assigned seats?” “Do we need notebooks today?” “What’s for lunch?” “Jason? Here. Becky? Here.” When the start of school is just around the corner I begin thinking about how I want to start off my year to help… continue reading

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Encouraging students to embrace their passions

<!– –> What is a passion project? A passion project is something you work on (often outside of your chosen path of study or occupation) that gives you satisfaction and happiness and puts you in a state of creative flow. It’s what you do to escape it all. It can be a tiny or significant… continue reading

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5 Fun & Festive Halloween Blogging Activities

<!– –> There’s nothing quite like Halloween. Perhaps it’s the rare treat of dressing up in costumes, or the classic icons that accompany October 31st: from ghosts in clanking chains to slinky black cats, grim Jack-O-Lanterns to ghastly witches flying over the moon— the list goes on! It’s plain to see why All Hallow’s Eve… continue reading

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Teaching Digital Citizenship | Digital Citizenship Week 2019

<!– –> Teachthought defines digital citizenship as, “the quality of habits, actions and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.” With the prevalence of technology in the classroom,  it is no wonder the term ‘digital citizenship’ has become a popular expression and critical practice within schools and districts. Teaching digital citizenship in… continue reading

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