Blogs


 * "Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site."** http://www.bytowninternet.com/glossary


 * Blog Trivia


 * **Samples of what your students can already do**
 * http://alysonbrownplcs.blogspot.com/index.html -- individual blog with comments - EDU 402 Philosophy and History of Education
 * http://middleschooled2007.blogspot.com/index.html -- team blog - EDU 262 Middle Level Education
 * http://apbubddi.blogspot.com/index.html -- team blog with comments - EDU 221 Curriculum and Assessment
 * http://practicumandrea.blogspot.com/search/label/Fires -- specific individual blog entries sorted using labels - EDU 221 Classroom Management
 * http://scenariosblock2sp07.blogspot.com/ -- blog for group discussion - EDU 221 Classroom Management


 * **Ways to allow students to continue to integrate these tools into their learning**
 * http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/blogging -- blog resources by Wes Fryer
 * http://blogtools.wetpaint.com/?t=anon -- using blogtools in education
 * http://www.edtech.sandi.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=354&limit=1&limitstart=0 -- types of classroom blogging, research about blogging, and more about blogs in education

media type="custom" key="402075" [|Blog in Plain English]
 * **How to begin to use these tools**
 * http://blogger.com -- create a blog account
 * http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs -- top 100 blogs about education
 * [|Classroom Blogging: 2nd Edition by David Warlick] (ISBN: 1-4116-2903-5) — One of the first books for teachers about blogging and other Web 2.0 applications
 * [|Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century by David Warlick] (ISBN 1 58683 130 5) — a succinct model for literacy skills in a world of networked digital information
 * [|Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson] (ISBN-13: 978-1412927673) -- web tools for the classroom
 * 1) //Blogging is about reading and writing.//
 * 2) //Literacy is about reading and writing.//
 * 3) //Blogging is about literacy. [|(dfw)"]//

[|Celebrate Blogging] - 10 year Anniversary

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