Learning+about+blogs

= Let's Learn about Blogs (module pages 12-13) =

Watch the video -- What is a blog?
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Look at some examples -- How are teachers using blogs in the classroom?

 * Elementary examples: **
 * [|Kindergarten Blog]
 * [|4th Grade Blog] (D. Baeten's, Harvest Ridge)
 * [|4th Grade Blog] (A.Blanco)
 * [|5th grade eMINTS teacher blog] (W.Chamberlain)
 * Secondary examples: **
 * [|6th Grade Math Blog] - This math teacher is having the students pair up and post the information on this Blog. The students explain to each other how to solve math problems.
 * [|8th Grade History Blog] (E.Langhorst, Liberty, MO)
 * [|6th Grade Language Arts] (E.Hartman, Sparta, New Jersey)

Commenting on a Blog - How do I blog?
Now it's time for you to Blog. Go to the T3 Blog at: [|__http://francishowell.blogspot.com/__] and post a comment to the topic titled "Blogging in the Classroom". If you need help feel free to ask Gina how to do it

Additional Blogging Resources -

 * 1) [|What is a blog?]
 * 2) [|How weblogs affect the classroom]
 * 3) [|Blog Basics for the Classroom]
 * 4) Educational Blogs 101
 * 5) [|Blogging Basics: Creating Student Journals on the Web]
 * 6) [|My-ecoach Web resource List]
 * 7) [|Good list of other educational Blogs]
 * 8) [|Sample Permission to Blog Letter]
 * 9) [|Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms] - Great book by Will Richardson! Pages 40-42 list some great ideas for using Blogs in the classroom!
 * 10) [|Example of Blogging Rules for Students]

If you have extra time feel free to search around the Internet for more information about Blogging in the classroom or find other examples of teachers/classroom blogs. Feel free to edit this wiki page and add any other good examples or resources to this page. if you need help editing this wiki page, please ask Gina.