blogging

=Workshop Topics=

Video courtesy of Common Craft: http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs For more details, visit my original blogging workshop: http://www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/summer2006blogworkshop.pdf
 * 1) What is blogging?**


 * 2) Blogging Tool for today’s session:** [|http://www.21classes.com]
 * Some other potential blogging tools are: Blogger.com, Edublogs.org, & Classblogmeister.com


 * 3) Joining the UATiM blog:** [|http://uatim.21classes.com]
 * You will be assigned a username.
 * My user name is:


 * 4) Creating posts as a student in the UATiM blog.**
 * Using the toolbar.
 * Viewing other blogs.

Tutorial from Intel: http://stricklandcisd.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Tutorial_for_21classes.pdf
 * 5) Creating Your Own 21Classes Blog**
 * My user name is:


 * 6) Setting up your 21classes blog

** **7) Classroom & School Uses**

The educational uses of blogs are endless. Some potential uses are: Discussion Boards Homework Posting Keep reflective journals on class topics Create annotated web resources Post drafts of papers for peer feedback Brainstorm about class reports or projects Maintain a list of news articles relevant to particular a topic Also look at Blogs in Education: http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog  Your thoughts?

**8) Where can you find examples of educational blogs?**

Starting Your Own Blog (Page 26): http://tinyurl.com/65wmds UATiM Shared Resources: http://del.icio.us/uatim/blog Blogging in the Classroom: http://www.bloggingintheclassroom.com/site/blogging-examples.html <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wesley Fryer's blogging wiki: <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/blogging <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wesley Fryer’s Shared Resources: <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://del.icio.us/wfryer/classroomblogs Ms. Kincaid (Northridge): http://www.room170online.blogspot.com/ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Google Search: Your Subject Blog (Ex. Social studies blog, Algebra Blog)