One Voice Among Many

Welcome!

The goals for this workshop are to:

1. Define “blog” and identify its characteristics
2. Provide some ideas for using blogs in your classroom
3. Start your own sample blog using Edublogs.org

Other useful resources:

Definition of Blogs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Excellent explanation of blogs.

Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com/
Online service for searching, subscribing, creating, and sharing blogs.

Difference between a Wiki and a Blog
http://ferret.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/cgi-bin/blogsandwiki.pl?WikiAndBlog
Compares Wikis and blog

Educational Weblogs
http://educational.blogs.com/
Disruptive Technology Resource for Educators using Weblogs, Blogware, Collaborative tools, RSS & Podcasting, web services and digital tools at home, school, university and community.

The Year of the Blog: Weblogs in the Writing Classroom
http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/barrios/blogs/
The history of blogs and tips on how to use blogs in the classroom

To Blog or Not to Blog…That’s a Good Question
http://www.clickz.com/experts/em_mkt/b2b_em_mkt/article.php/870481
This articles talks a little bit about what a blog is and focuses on the usefulness of blogs in the marketing world.

Weblogg-ed
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
Number One Resource for Educators!