Blogging in Education:

1. Introduction to Blogging:
   
   Blogs in Plain English is an excellent overview of what Blogs are and generally how they work. In education, we are particularly going to look at uses that apply to classrooms not just "News".
   
   
2. Educational Blogging:
   
   Here are some great resources to help you get started in understanding how to use a Blog in education and in your classroom:
   
   http://supportblogging.com/Educational+Blogging
   
   http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/05/05/#a1777
   
   http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume39/EducationalBlogging/157920
   
   
   Top 10 Reasons to Use a Blog in the Classroom.
   
   
   
   
3. Creating your Own Blog for the Classroom:
   
   I would recommend wordpress.com as your Educational Blog. First of all, it is Open Source so there is no charge to use it. Secondly, there is no advertising to worry about with your students. It creates a clean looking site that can be customized and look very nice with no distractions.
   
   Create a Blog at: http://wordpress.org/
   
   
   
   How to Create Your Own Subject or Classroom Blog.
   
   Slideshow of how to create a Wordpress Account and Blog:
   http://literacyispriceless.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/how-to-make-a-classroom-blog-on-wordpress/
   
   Electronic Handout about things to consider and questions to answer when creating your classroom blog:
   http://literacyispriceless.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/helpful-resources-for-finding-and-creating-education-blogs/
   
   
   
   
4. Sharing your Blog with Students
   
   Please view the Following Document for complete instructions on getting setup and to start using a Blog with your Students:
   
   http://wpsdtech.wikispaces.com/file/view/Blogging+in+Education.pdf/148417901/Blogging%20in%20Education.pdf
   
   or the Source Word Document:
   
   http://wpsdtech.wikispaces.com/file/view/Blogging+in+Education.docx/148417877/Blogging%20in%20Education.docx
   
   
   
5. Student E-mail to signup for Blogging:
   
   http://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/about.html
   
   http://10minutemail.com/
   
   
   
   
6. Sampe Blog (Professor using with Students):
   
   http://elearningconcepts.wordpress.com/