2.0+Web+Tools-Blogs

What is a Blog? A blog (Weblog) is a website where authors can post their writings and receive comments and feedback from others. The benefit to a blog is that it can be updated continuously. It is also a great venue for students to practice their writing and get instant feedback. 1. Students are already blogging at home, using facebook and/or myspace, and are therefore ahead of teachers that are not using them in the classroom. 2. Students are using blogs, but don't know how to use them correctly nor do they know what the implications are of their use. It is our jobs to teach them the proper way to interact on the internet. 3. Using blogs will allow students to get instant feedback from their peers, teachers, and even community members that you invite to visit the blog. Keep in mind, it is a public space. 4. Using blogs will allow students to have an online portfolio of all their work that they can carry with them for life. 5. Using blogs increases critical thinking skills and research skills. [|Glencoe] [|SlideShare]-Also a great Web 2.0 tool [|Strength of Weak Ties] [|EduBlog Insights] [|Classroom Computer Applications Blog] [|Computer Applications Blog] I found the following examples using Google's Blog Search: [|blogsearch.google.com] [|**Computer Applications** Technology] [|Computer Apps] ||
 * Reasons we should use blogs in the classroom**:
 * Blogs for teaching using blogs**:
 * Examples of blogs in Business Technology**:
 * [|Moore - **Computer Applications** - Fall 2007]

//**Where do I go to start my blog?**// [|Blogspot]- [|Wordpress] [|EduBlogs] -this one will be less likely to be blocked and now has a free education version! [|21classes.com]-this is an open source for teachers to interact with students

A great majority of this information came from my course work at UT. Particularly, from this book: Richardson, Will. __Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful WebTools for Classrooms__ 2nd Edition. Corwin Press. 2009.
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