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__Instructions for embedding Voicethread into a website__** 1) go to Voicethread (http://www.voicethread.com) and register for an account (be sure to look for places to apply for an educator's account) 2) click on the 'create' tab at the top of the screen 3) click the upload button and browse for the ppt file 4) once uploaded you can add comments by clicking on the comment button 5) once you are satisfied with your slide show, click on the share button 6) a black box will pop up with an embedding code, click on it to select it and press ctrl + C simultaneously to copy 7) open up your myteacherpages account 8) go to the page in which you will post the voicethread clip (in edit mode) 9) scroll down to the bottom of the editing page and select the 'html' tab 10) once the screen opens, go to the top of the page and paste the code from above 11) click save and view webpage

__**Blog ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES**__ 1) [|Bud the Teacher Wiki] - A collaborative wiki site that provides valuable resources for integrating blogs into the classroom. It includes information about Acceptable Use Policies, Letters to Parents about using Blogs in the class, and sample blogging sites. 2) //Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms// by Will Richardson (ISBN #1-4129-2766-8, 1-4129-2767-6)
 * [|Blogging Policy] from High School On-line Collaborative Writing
 * [|Letter To Parents]

1) [|Responsible Blogging Lesson Plan] - a great lesson plan that teaches students to appropriately use blogs in the classroom. Includes on-line resources and articles for students to read and gain information to help them develop their own Acceptable Use Policy.
 * __On-Line LESSONS & ACTIVITY RESOURCES__**

2) Blogtopia: [|Blogging about Your Own Utopia] - ReadWriteThink has developed a fantastic lesson for High School Social Studies in which students create a blog about a Utopian society. It includes lesson plans, assessment rubrics and on-line tools to help students develop their projects. //Great tools from ReadWriteThink for students to develop their persuasive arguments and thoughts//
 * [|Persuasion Map] can be used to gather ideas for the Invitation to Friends and Advertisement.
 * [|Letter Generator] can be used to create a rough draft of the Invitation to Friends. (Note that this text will need to be retyped.)
 * [|ReadWriteThink Notetaker] can be used to outline any of the texts, but may be especially useful for the Daily Itinerary.

3) [|Active Reading Using The Enormous Watermelon] - ReadWriteThink lesson plan that focuses in on learning language and fluency. It incorporates best practice for young readers, as well as provides some great links for additional activities and centers.
 * [|Kindergarten Rhyme Time] - great website with ideas for leaning stations.
 * [|Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes]- Enchanted Learning provides rhymes and tongue twisters for every letter of the alphabet.

4) [|eTwinning Blog Lesson for Primary - Middles School Grades]
 * [[file:blogs_project_1ry.doc]] This is a fantastic collaborative blog project where students from different countries learn about one another by blogging about themselves and the items in their school bags.
 * [[file:blogs_project_2ndry.doc]] Another great collaborative project for students in grades 5 - 9 that involves blogging about culture using digital photo sharing.
 * [[file:a_tutorial_on_blogs.doc]] A student friendly handout that includes information about blogs and how to register for a 'Blogger' blog.