Authentic Writing for an Authentic Audience 2016 TCTELA Conference Austin, Texas

1. Blogging in the Classroom
Authentic Writing for an Authentic Audience
Tracy Kriese and Lorie Schoch
West Ridge Middle School
Eanes ISD
2016 TCTELA Conference
Austin, Texas

2. Blogging begins here, in the writer’s notebook:

3. …and it continues here, on a published site:

4. Why do we blog with students?
• to affirm the unique voice of each writer
• to help each writer grow in confidence
and ability
• to practice skills and principles of digital literacy
• to provide authentic revising and editing
opportunities
• to connect with authentic audiences and
contribute to a wider community

6. What happens when students choose their own topics?

9. Free topic posts show evidence of writer’s craft lessons:

11. The study of mentor texts inspires student writing:

12. The prologue to Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park
influenced both of these students, one in her fiction
writing and the other in her personal expressive writing.

13. Individual student blogs are linked to a class blog.

14. Class blogs can shine a spotlight on student work:

17. Use the class blog to get kids thinking:

18. Everyone shares an idea…
even the quiet kids who never raise their hands.

21. Family and friends are invited to subscribe to student blogs.

22. With the teacher no longer the
overly predominant active reader
and responder of student texts,
students, as a community, take more
ownership of their writing.
--Charles Lowe and Terra Williams
Moving to the Public: Weblogs in the Writing Classroom

23. Twitter connections and student blogging challenges
bring visitors from all over the world.

24. Our blogging has enabled us to collaborate with far away classrooms.

29. teachstudentblogging.weebly.com
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for resources and information
Tracy Kriese
edublogs.eanesisd.net/tkriese
tkriese@eanesisd.net
@mrskriese106
Lorie Schoch
edublogs.eanesisd.net/lschoch
lschoch@eanesisd.net