Welcome to Blogs and Wikis!

If you are unsure of what a blog is or if you just want to see an informative video click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI to find out!

If you click on this link it will show you a little video explaining what an RSS reader is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Listed below are links to blogs that are public and have been created by various organizations and individuals.

http://www.21classes.com/shop/features
21Classes Cooperative Learning
free w/ $$ upgrades
http://educational.blogs.com/
Portal of blogs
http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs
Online Educational Database
http://www.thisweekineducation.com/
Scholastic Blog
http://adifference.blogspot.com/
Organized and easy to navigate
http://wordgirl.typepad.com/arewedoinganythingtoday/
Educational Blog
http://budtheteacher.com/blog
Interesting information
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
Links to other information also
http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/30/50-must-read-up-and-coming-blogs-by-teachers/
50 Must-Read Up and Coming Blogs by Teachers
http://www.funnymonkey.com/blog
Organized and easy to navigate
http://teachersteachingteachers.org/
Webcasts for educators
http://gwegner.edublogs.org/
Educational Blog
http://kathyschrock.net/edtechblogs.htm
Kathy Schrock Edtech blogs
http://kathyschrock.net/blog/
Kathy Schrock’s blog

Visit some of the links below to see how blogs are used in classrooms and personally.

My Family Blog
My Class Blog (last year)
Protest Song Video Blog
Master Teaching (an article review from last semester)
SmartBoards (an article review from last semester)
Summer Experience Videos
A School Blog (Used as an informative website)
Classroom Video (Video of primary students using Blogs)
Why Teachers and Schools Should Be Blogging (video link)
Blog rules written by students
What is Blogging according to Wikipedia

An idea I might use

With the grant ending we will no longer be having regular meetings to address concerns. We could create a blog where we could talk about them & suggest solutions. By limiting membership, we could also have a measure of confidentiality. People could also participate at times when it was individually convenient.

Let's Comment!

We know that that idea of using Blogs is new for most of you, but consider incorporating a Blog in your "Pet Project" or favorite unit. Please comment to this post -- DO NOT create a new post!!!