MACTE 2008

BLOGGING IS HOT!!!

If you are reading this blog...it may be because you are attending a session on Friday, July 25, 2008 at MACTE

Goals for the Session:

1. Participants will examine the concept of Blogging.

What is Blogging? According to Wikipedia A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Edublog An edublog is a blog written by someone with a stake in education. Examples might include blogs written by or for teachers, blogs maintained for the purpose of classroom instruction, or blogs written about educational policy.

Introduction to Blogging

What is a Blog?

Kathy Schrock's Ed Tech Blog

2. Participants will compare online Blogging sites.

Blogspot

WordPress

LiveJournal

Edublog

3. Participants will evaluate teaching strategies of Blogging.

Outside the Cave

Student Blogging

Blogs in Education

Top 100 Education Blogs

Blogs are Changing Education

4. Participants will summarize benefits and issues of Blogging.

Legal Issues

Benefits of Blogging

Economist's View

Issues of Blogging

5. Participants will create a personal, classroom, generic Blog.

Choose a free Blogging site provider

Let's create!