Blogs

In case you didn't know--which not knowing AUTOMATICALLY makes you a Digital Immigrant...which probably means you also don't know what a "Digital Immigrant" is... :) --a blog is blend of Web Log.

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There are many uses for blogs in the classroom. Here are a few (feel free to add your own as you discover ways to implement):


 * 1) Use a blog as a classroom reading discussion tool for a novel.
 * 2) Post recent current event articles and have an online classroom discussion regarding the article ideas, opinions, etc.
 * 3) Showcase student work (i.e. student-created movies/videos) or show what you are doing in your classroom (you can post photos to your blog).
 * 4) Let parents, students, district patrons, etc. know what you are doing in your classroom...post an entry each week with highlights or at-home discussion starters.

Here are some blogging websites: Blogger Blogger is a Google product...you do not need a Google Account in order to read the blogs of others...however, you do need a Google account to create a blog of your own. I have used blogger personally in addition to professionally (both as a graduate student and in my own classroom). One thing to note...the students were blocked from Blogger last year--I was able to access it though--since I had a small class, I had them post and comment from my computer--easy for a small class, impossible for a large one!

Tumblr Here is another blogging product. I do not believe this one is blocked...

Technorati This website is a search engine for blogs...it is everything blogs!!! If you are looking for a blog regarding a particular subject/topic, this is a place to go!