Blogs

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What comes to mind when you hear the term blog?
 * Personal diary
 * Political soapbox
 * Breaking-new outlet
 * Daily pulpit
 * A way to network with friends and colleagues

A blog is whatever you want it to be. At it's core, a blog is a web site where you post stuff on a regular basis. The newest stuff is at the top so that your visitors can see what's most current. Visitors can read, watch, and/or comment on your stuff. media type="youtube" key="NN2I1pWXjXI" height="344" width="425"

Anyone can blog! And why do people blog?? [|Teens, Privacy, and Online Social Networks] - is an article from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that shares some research findings about how teens use networking websites and other tools and techniques to manage their online idenitities. [|The Fireside Chat vs. The Podcast] - This article compares modern day communication tools to FDR's fireside chats. Does our government (or society in general) take full advantage of these new communication media? On page two of the article, the authors talk about ways that current corporate leaders are using blogs to communicate with their stakeholders.

Some popular blogs that you might find interesting: [|Steve Hargadon's Blog]- Steve is director of the K12 Open Technologies Initiative at the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), the founder of the Classroom 2.0 social network ([|www.classroom20.com]), and Elluminate's Social Learning Consultant. [|Patrick Crispen's Blog]- Patrick is on staff at the Center for Scholarly Technology at the University of Southern California and a frequent presenter at Educational Technology Conferences [|David Warlick's Blog]- David has been a classroom teacher, district administrator, and staff consultant with the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. For the past ten years, Mr. Warlick has operated The Landmark Project, a consulting, and innovations firm in Raleigh, North Carolina.

[|Teaching Tips: Using Online Journals and Blogs] - Information on using blogs in education Evaluating student blogging (David Jerz) - [|Due Portfolio I (Rescheduled)] and [|When Blogging Goes Bad: A Cautionary Tale about Blogs, Emailing List, Discussion and Interaction] [|Weblog Ethics] //From// //the Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog// //by Rebecca Blood//

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