Beginner Blogging

 

 

 

What IS a Blog?

 

Watch a video- Blogs in Plain English

 

• 7 Things You Should Know About Blogs
• Blogging Techniques for the K-12 Classroom
• What is an EduBlog?

 

 Parts of a Blog

• http://www.hwyblogs.com/hiw-blog-parts.php
• http://www.perrotlibrary.org/whatisablog.htm

 

 

Blogging in Class

 

• Weblogs for Writing
• NY Times Article about Weblogs
• Ways to Use Blogs in Class

 

List of Educational Blogs

• Edublog List- Organized by Author/Subject

                          Be sure to check out the sections with Principal and Administrator blogs, as well as classroom blogs. I've listed a few below, but there are TONS!

•  Top 100 Educational Blogs

   

 

My Class Blogs

• http://missionstudents.learnerblogs.org/
• http://wisewildcats.edublogs.org/

 

Literature Response Blogs

• http://sarahplainandtall.blogspot.com/
• http://schoolblogs.net/wringer/
• http://itc.blogs.com/literaturecircles/ - This site has explanations of different jobs, rationale for using online literature circles, examples...

 

Blog with an Author

• http://www.jlpanagopoulos.com/  -This site takes some navigating, but by clicking on the blog links, I was able to access the blogs she used with students.
   
   
   

 

 

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 Setting up Your Blog

 

 

 Things to Consider

• http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/openingdoorsblog.cfm
• http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/03/ten-habits-of-bloggers-that-win.html

 

 Example of Blog Rules

• http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blogging_Rules
• http://mrsbizzell.wordpress.com/blog-rules/
• http://schweers.wordpress.com/blog-rules/
• http://hetherington.learnerblogs.org/rules-for-blogging/

• Blogging Contract

 

Online Safety

• http://www.netsmartz.org/pdf/blogbeware.pdf

 

 

 Blog Hosting Options

• http://edublogs.org/  -  This is the one I have used most extensively, and is well designed for a school setting
• http://www.blogger.com/home  - Relatively easy to use, can be set up to be teacher/school friendly

            Movie on Using Blogger

• http://classblogmeister.com/  - created by David Warlick, sort of the guru of Web 2.0 in the classroom; I haven't used it and it appears you need to contact him to create an account; but I have seen many blogs using this.

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 Student Blog Examples

 

•  http://jhh.blogs.com/blogwrite/

 

First Grade Blogs 

• http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337
• http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/teachers/lsharpe/blog/?date=2007-05-25&b=12
• http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=12433
• http://sarahpuglisi.wordpress.com/

 

Second Grade Blogs

• Still looking!

 

Third Grade Blogs

•  http://schweers.wordpress.com/2007/05/

 

Fourth Grade Blogs

•  http://marykreul.teacherhosting.com/blog/
• http://tufsdblogs.org/ccristella/
• http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=8564&new_display_count=10
   

Fifth Grade Blogs

• http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=101541
• http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=3528
• http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=59644

 

Middle School Blogs

• http://tlight.edublogs.org/category/middle-school-news-and-discussion/
• http://mrsalbaneses.edublogs.org/
• http://pbogush.edublogs.org/

 

High School Blogs

• http://millersenglish10.blogspot.com/
• http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/wh/?p=191

 

 

 

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Examples of Educators Blogging

 

Principal's Blog for a School

• http://lewiselementary.org/blog/1

 

 

 

Information for Parents

• http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/blog/faussteacher/
• http://lewiselementary.org/notes/?m=200705 
   
   
   

Blogged Newsletters 

http://dianeteaching.blogspot.com/

 

http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/parkerj/category/Parent%20Communication

 

https://webapps.saugus.k12.ca.us/newsletters/_weblog/everyone.php

 

http://lewiselementary.org/

 

http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/blog/faussteacher/

 

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337

 

http://blogs.oaisd.org/236

 

http://mrscowansclass.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.butlerville.net/1a/

 

http://mrsrsroom.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.oursaviorchurch.org/school/faculty/gthorp/

 

http://schimelnews.blogspot.com/

 

 

Teacher Blog

http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/mahlness/

 

 Blog with an Author

• http://www.jlpanagopoulos.com/

 

 Professional Communities Blogs

Teachers Love Smartboards Blog

http://www.smartboards.typepad.com/

 

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