Blogs

toc =**//Blogs in Education//**=


 * //Blog// is a short term for "//Web log//".**

It is an easy-to-use website that allows participants to post, comment and view others contributions. They can include text, graphics (pictures), videos and links to other websites.

In an educational setting there can be many uses, including homework sites, class websites, and interactive student blogs (literature circles, collaborative studies, notes, etc.). You can learn more at http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47

Here are a few websites that you can use to get some ideas about what we can do with blogs.

Elementary
http://nmesgrade5.wordpress.com/ @http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337 http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=5655 http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/mrskolbert/

Middle/High
http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=52168 http://twoislandlight.blogspot.com [|http://coreycharron.blogspot.com] [|http://sale4th.blogspot.com] [|http://daviscreativewriting.blogspot.com] [|http://mcbridewc.blogspot.com] [|http://crosbyblog.blogspot.com]

Web-based Student Portfolios
Erin Toppings - U Regina Allie Woiden - U Regina

Blogs as Web-Based Portfolios - Part 1 Blogs as Web-Based Portfolios - Part 2 Blogs as Web-Based Portfolios - Part 3

http://vimeo.com/8922535

http://blogs.isb.ac.th/isabela/ @http://blogs.isb.ac.th/caroling/

Teacher PD sites
[|http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com]

Professional/Reflective Journals
[|http://21cholman.blogspot.com] [|http://21csmith.blogspot.com] [|http://21cfirchau.blogspot.com] [|http://edutrails.edublogs.org]

__Edubloggers__
Many educators from around the world use blogs as a tool for reflection, connection and sharing. These teachers, authors and speakers use blogs as one component of the on-going conversation about the on-going shift in the focus of education from teaching to learning and the role that technology can play in supporting that shift.

**Professional/Reflective Journals**
[|Dave Warlick] [|Will Richardson] [|Jeff Utecht] [|Vicky Davis] [|Jeff Whipple]

Other Bloggers to Learn From

**Personal Blogging Examples**
[|TlewisPhotoblog]

__**Blogging Services**__
FREE blogging services are available at:

[|http://blogger.com] (note that this site does contain links to random blogs, a potential concern) [|http://edublogs.org] (ad free for teachers) [|http://www.classblogmeister.com] (a free service for educators, pictures must be hosted elsewhere to use) http://www.wordpress.org http://www.edmodo.com/ http://www.21classes.com/ http://kidblog.org/home.php

__Blogger NavBar__
The Navbar in blogger blogs is of concern to educators due to the random link to "Next Blog". Here are instructions to remove the navbar from blogger blogs.

[| Removing+the+NavBar.ppt]


 * [|Education World - Blogging in Education]**

== = **//__RSS__//** =


 * RSS** is an acronym that stands for [|Real Simple Syndication]. Most blogs and many websites have a symbol (such as the one to the right) indicating it allows what is known as an RSS feed. This feed can be used to follow new posts / activity on the website remotely by using an RSS aggregator, of more commonly called a "feed reader". More commonly, many new browsers are placing RSS feeds directly into the URL address bar.

There are several popular aggregators, including Google Reader, Pageflakes and [|Netvibes]. These aggregators allow individuals to customize their web experience by designing their own webpage where feeds bring pre-selected information to them.

RSS feeds can also be used to embed live, constantly updated information into blogs and wikis themselves using simple widgits designed for this purpose. For example, a class wikispace studying world politics could have news feeds embedded from several international news organizations that would update selected news feeds (e.g. middle east politics, business, sports, etc) as new stories are released.

RSS feeds can also be used by educators to quickly and easily follow individual students blogs.