1. Blogging 101 Expanding the Boundaries of Teaching and Learning by Danja Mahoney September 14, 2009 Latin Teacher, RMHS http://magistram.wordpress.co m/ http://twitter.com/MagistraM

2. 6. Build a global network 1. Take babysteps 2. Read blogs 3. Own your name 4. Jump on in 5. Face your fears Become a blogger:

3. Put yourself in your students' shoes ·a paragraph ·a picture ·a link ·add categories ·widgets "funky feet" by jek in the box via flickr

4. Read! "Open book" by Honou via flickr

5. http://blogsearch.google.co m/ http://technorati.com / http://www.icerocket.co m/ Find blogs Google Reader Manage your reading RSS http://www.whatisrss.co m/ Bloglines

6. Join in the conversation Ask questions Leave comments Respond to comments Invite others to join in Don't be shy

7. Own your identity http://www.google.com/profil es If you won't do it, who will?

8. Jump on in! ·What are you thinking about? ·What has worked well in class? ·What hasn't gone well? ·What are your concerns? ·What made you laugh in class today? ·What are you reading? ·What did you talk about at lunch? ·What did you learn this week? ·What do you want to learn next week? ·What did you learn from another teacher? ·What did you learn from your students? ·What are you afraid to try? "jump tuck kerplunk" by theeeeta via flickr

9. Face your fears It's not perfect I have nothing to say What if my students/parents/principal reads it? Other people have already said what I think I don't even write a journal It's not finished What if nobody reads it? What if I do it wrong? Won't I ruin my reputation? my career? I'll feel naked!

10. Build a global network ClustrMap Twitter Delicious Diigo Ning Plurk don't reinvent the wheel - find the experts who are already doing it! Google "We are like dwarfs standing upon the shoulders of giants, and so able to see more and see farther than the ancients." - Bernard of Chartres, circa 1130 Classroom 2.0

11. Need the URL? What is it? Plurk: http://www.plurk.com/ Plurk is a social journal for your life Diigo: http://www.diigo.com/ Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community Twitter: http://twitter.com/ Share and discover what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world. Ning: http://www.ning.com/ Create your own social network Delicious: http://delicious.com/ Social bookmarking. All your stuff in one place. Classroom 2.0: http://www.classroom20.com/ Classroom 2.0 is the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education.

12. Check out these blogging resources: http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2009/08/28/quick-start-tips-for-student-blogging- part-i-setting-up-your-class-blog/ Sue Waters's "Quick start tips for student blogging:" http://laurenc604.edublogs.org/2009/08/13/edublogs- advice/ Lauren's "Edublogs Advice" - a student perspective: Kathleen McGeady's "Some tips for classroom blogging" http://primarytech.globalteacher.org.au/2009/08/28/some-tips-for-classroom- blogging/ http://www.problogger.ne t/ Darren Rowse's ProBlogger - this is more general than education focused but he offers great tips on building a blog:

13. Next steps: