Post on 17-Jan-2016
Texas Computer Education AssociationBlogs and WikisArea 9 2010 Conference
Facilitator:Peggy ReimersDirector of Professional Development512-450-5406 or 512-698-6440preimers@tcea.org
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What is a blog?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
A blog is a online journal that is frequently updated and intended for public consumption.
Blogs can Serve Many Purposes for Teachers
• to communicate information to parents and students. • create a running journal of classroom activities and
lessons throughout the year. • used by students to record and reflect on their own
learning. • Have students be contributing authors on a class blog
and have them write a weekly reflection on their own learning.
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Why subscribe to blogs?
by Matthew K. Tabor on May 1, 2007
Using blogs as a communication tool connects us to ideas we otherwise wouldn’t find and to people we’d never meet. It helps us do our jobs better and deliver more value to the people we’re charged with serving.
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BlogsToFollow!
http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/Educational-Blogs-You-Should-Investigating-2787268
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Lori GraceyTwitter: @tcea
http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=2403Host: Kelly Tenkely
http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/Host: Scott McLeod
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/Host: Karl Fisch
http://weblogg-ed.com/Host: Will Richardson
http://cougarramblings.blogspot.com/Host: Christine Archer
http://preilly.wordpress.com/Host: Pete Reilly
http://strengthofweakties.org/Host: David Jakes
http://scottsfloyd.com/Host: Scott S. Floyd
Blogsto
follow
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Kathy Schrock
http://kathyschrock.net/edtechblogs.htm
2 Cents Worth Host: David Warlick
BlogBoard Host: Teacher Magazine
Blue Skunk Blog Host: Doug Johnson
EduBlog Awards Nominations List of all categories of blogs
Infinite Thinking Machine Hosts: This group
The Innovative Educator Host: Lisa Nielsen
Kathy Schrock's Kaffeeklatsch Host: Kathy Schrock
Moving at the Speed of Creativity Host: Wesley Fryer
20 Educational Technology Blogs
Most -popular
-controversial-informative
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Richard Bryne
My personal favorite!
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
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Richard Brynehttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/fantastic-list-of-education-blogs.html
http://www.universityreviewsonline.com/2005/10/100-most-inspiring-and-innovative-blogs-for-educators.html
100 Most Inspiring & Innovate Blogs for Education
+ 3 more, from Richard Bryne…Dangerously IrrelevantIlearn TechnologyIt’s Not All Flowers and Sausages
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How can Teachers and Student use them??
Teachers can use blogs to…
1. Increase student motivation.
2. To increase reading and writing skills.
3. As an interactive collaborative tool.
4. To help build social networks.
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3 Good Platforms for Classroom Blogging
https://www.blogger.com/starthttp://edublogs.org/
http://kidblog.org/home.php
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What is a Wiki?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools.
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3 Good Platforms for Classroom Wikis
http://www.wikispaces.com/https://plans.pbworks.com/academic/?utm_campaign=nav-tracking&utm_source=Top%20navigation
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
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TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-
Through
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
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Resource Wikispace
forArea 9
Conferencehttp://reimersresources.wikispaces.com