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Monday, October 29, 2007
We thought you might be interested in looking at a few of the blogs we find particularly relevant to education and technology integration. There are thousands and thousands of blogs out there. You will find blogs on any topic, from pet grooming to dissertation research. People of all ages are drawn to blogging as a form of expression. As a collaboration and communication tool, blogs have found their place in education. Many teachers use them for professional development and continued learning. Check out the following education/professional development focused blogs: Webblogg-ed Moving at the Speed of Creativity Teachers Teaching Teachers Blog of Proximal Development 2 Cents Worth The Good Habits Blog Blogs on Educational Blogging Several teachers are using blogs in the classroom as a tool for collaboration and communication. They find that blogging results in much more authentic learning for students. Here's Room 9's Blog: http://room9nelsoncentral.blogspot.com/ Check out the following education/classroom use blogs: Mrs. Watts Second Grade Computer Classroom Miss Baker's Biology Blog AP English Literature and Composition English 12 Maybry Online.org - Classroom and Teacher blogs Applied Science Research Blogs Alan November - Examples in Education Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog (1st and 2nd Graders) Blogical Minds Check out the following education/safety focused postings and articles: MySpace Education Change Agency BlogSafety.com Blogs, Fair Use, and Paying to Play Blogging Tips and Tricks: Web Blog Basics Blogs - Anatomy Bogs for Learning Evaluating Blogging Blogging Best Practices Top 10 Blog Writing Tips Being as this is a class about blogging, we think you ought to do a little, well, blogging. (Those of you reading this who are not enrolled in the class, please jump in!) We’d like you to share some of your thoughts or concerns about setting up and using blogs either professionally or in the classroom. -------------------------------------------------------- Here are some questions to get you started thinking: - What do you want to know about blogs? - What do you already know about blogs? - How do you think you can use blogs? - How do you see others using blogs? - What are you concerned about when it comes to blogs? - What experiences (good or bad) have you already had with blogs? - How important is digital literacy for our students? - OR anything else you would like to blog about. ---------------------------------------------------------- YOUR TASK: Come up with at least one idea for using or creating a blog - it doesn't even have to be "school" related, and post a comment at the bottom of this post. Share any other thoughts you might have. If you can't think of something to "DO" with a blog, then share something you have learned about blogs or blogging. Post your thoughts as a "comment" by clicking on the “comments” hyperlink at the bottom of this post. You can contribute as “other.” Be sure to include your name somewhere. Read others’ comments and feel free to comment on their comments. Thanks! Lee Anne Labels: 8th Floor Classes, Web 2.0 Tools -posted by Lee Anne @ 8:36 AM
 
Blogs appear to be a lot like public journals. Wikis may be more substantial however, less interactive.
James Allison
I think in order to keep up with kids in the digital age, we, as educators, have a responsibility to learn and incorporate blogs and such into their learning environment.
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