Blogging

Obviously, I like to use Blogger.com for my personal blogging purposes. One of the assignments I had this week though, got me thinking about the use of blogs in the classroom. I just recently started one on my class website. The set up of it is somewhat trivial and doesn't allow for much freedom, but it is a good place to start for my students. We have merely been using it as a place for question/ answer sessions. I'm trying to get them warmed up to the idea of posting on the web, but in a controlled environment.

Here is the reading from my assignment that sparked my little post. Note, the author of the reading assignment also uses Blogger.com.

Here are some good Blog platforms that can be used in the classroom.

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http://www.edublogs.org/

Here are some great examples of Blogs that already exist on the Edublog Platform.

Elementary School Blogs
http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/
http://jmsalsich.edublogs.org/

Middle School Blogs
http://mrmillersblog.com/
http://epencil.edublogs.org/
http://writeoutloud.edublogs.org/

High School Blogs
http://likekrazy.blogspot.com/
http://sumnermath.edublogs.org/
http://gogglegirl.edublogs.org/
http://melissapietricola.edublogs.org/

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http://www.kidblog.org/ is a great one to use with younger students.

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For personal use, or for use with older student, especially if the school system already utilizes Google/ Gmail for Education is this site that I am using now. It is easy to use, has templates, and basically steps you through the entire process.