1. Blogging 101: Blogging for the Absolute Beginner Gail Desler & Kathleen Watt Technology Services

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3. What is a blog? blogging? Noun? Verb? Website? Online journal? Social network? Other?

4. A blog is … “a website that is up-dated frequently, with new material posted at the top of the page” (Blood). “a term used to describe a website that publishes content on a regular and ongoing basis. It can be a personal diary, a chronicle of commentaries on various issues and topics, or a creative journal, to name just a few” (Boan).Boan

5. A blog Is… “basically an easy way to publish content on the Internet [because] it allows you to put that content online without needing to know things like Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) or coding languages” (Richardson).Richardson web + log = weblog = blog

6. Blogs are simple to use! Blogs do not require expensive software programs Blogs do not require a background in web design and/or programming If you can fill out a form, you can blog!

7. My blogging journey Discussion board – Always Running Always Running Reading – Weblogg-ed Weblogg-ed Commenting – Moving at the Speed of Creativity Moving at the Speed of Creativity Writing/Owning – Blogwalker Blogwalker Please join me on the journey. Head to http://connectingclassrooms.edublogs.org and start blogging! http://connectingclassrooms.edublogs.org

8. Review sample blogs In the next 10 minutes, read as many of the sample blogs listed in the sidebar under Blogroll as you can (http://connectingclassrooms.edublogs.org) Explore the following: How is blog writing different from other types of writing? How is it similar? How can blogging help teachers?

9. How blogging helps teachers Partner with at least two other people. Share your review notes and discuss the samples as both effective writing and as teacher resources.

10. A look at classroom blogs Head back to the sidebar ( http://connectingclassrooms.edublogs.org ) and read as many classroom blogs as you can in 10 minutes. http://connectingclassrooms.edublogs.org Partner with at least two others and consider how blogging helps students.

11. Bringing blogs to the classroom Effective, free blog providers: Edublogs.orgEdublogs.org—the BEST No ads, no links other than your own More control, more features Allows upload of documents (20 MB) Blogger EASY Links to other blogs (could be anything) No space to upload documents

12. Want more? Join us for more Web 2.0 workshops: Podcasting 101 Podcasting 102 Collaborative Writing 101 Collaborative Writing 102