Blogs-Basics to Classroom Integration

Blogging Sites and Resources

What is a Blog?-Short video answering the question.
Blogs as Writing Practice
Blogs as Class Content
Reasons for Using a Blog in Education
Blogger-Create Your Blog Now
A free resource for creating and managing a classroom blog
Bravenet WebBlogs
Create your WebBlog here
Landmarks Blog Meister
An online blogging and hosting tool for classroom teachers
EduBlogs--Educational community where you can start your blog in seconds
Gaggle.net--Source for creating filtered and controlled email accounts for students
Blogger Tips and Tricks--Advanced blogging tips and tricks
Blogger Templates
Student Blogging Norms
 

 

Blogging Examples

Tech to Teach -- site used for the blogging class.
Sarah Plain and Tall Book Blog--Students and teacher share thoughts and identify elements of the book.
Mrs. Young's Summer Book Club
A classroom blog set up to visit about summer reading materials.
Learning in Greece Blog
Janice Friesen uses her blog to communicate her travels in Greece with students back in the USA.
Blogical Minds Classpage
An example of a blog that is used as the class website. It also contains student blogs.
Proud to be a Missourian
Mrs. Elliott uses this blog for her Missouri unit.
Map is a Hit-- Using baseball to teach MAP skills
 
Big6 Blog
Search for Blogs--Google Blog Search