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=Blogs= [|Video - Blogs in Plain English]

http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/2787268 What is Educational Blogging and why do it? [|Making Your Blog Student Ready] Explore the following popular blogs to see just a glimpse of the blogosphere. Reflect on how these blogs can be used in education. [|Daily Kos](Top political blog):[| http://www.dailykos.com/] [|Boing Boing](Cultural curiosities and interesting technologies): [] [|SlashDot] (News for Nerds) :[| http://slashdot.org/] [|Lifehacker] (Tips for getting things done) : [] [|Gizmodo] (Cool gadgets): [] [|Deadspin] (Sports blog): [] [|Treehugger] (Making Consumers Greener Blog): [] Check out these blog directories and search for blogs that may be of interest to you or your students. [|Technorati (http://technorati.com/)] [|Google Blog Search (http://blogsearch.google.com/)] [|Yahoo Blog Directory (http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Blogs/)] [|Bloglines Top Blogs (http://www.bloglines.com/topblogs)]

@http://mikonspiracy.blogspot.com/


 * Educational Examples of Blogs (Admin, etc.)**

@http://blog.cvsd.k12.pa.us/buckskinbriefs @https://web.elcosd.org/users/rnilsen/ @http://blogs.pennmanor.net/list/ @http://nunknews.blogspot.com/ [] @http://professionalevelopment.blogspot.com/


 * Other blogs to check out**

@http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/ @http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/

http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/blogworkshop

@http://weblogg-ed.com/ @http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers

@http://www.slideshare.net/ictguy/introduction-to-blogging
 * Introduction to Blogging**

@http://technorati.com/ @http://blogsearch.google.com/ @http://www.bloglines.com/topblogs This online presentation focuses on the use of blogs in education. []
 * Blog Directories**

This online presentation focuses on the ** examples of ** blogs in education. []

Here is a listing of resources dedicated to educational blogging that you should check out. [|Weblogg-Ed][|(http://www.weblogg-ed.com/]) [|EduBlogs (http://edublogs.org/)] [|WebLogs in the Classroom (http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/weblogs/#classroom)] [|Educational Blogging (http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers)]

There are many blog hosting and creation sites to choose from when creating a blog, including [|Wordpress], [|TypePad], and [|LiveJournal]. Two of the best blogging sites out there are [|Blogger] and [|EduBlogs]. Both are free, but are targeted at different audiences. [|Blogger]
 * __[|Blogger Video Tutorials]__
 * [|Blogger Help]
 * [|How to control who can view the blog (permissions)]
 * [|Create a team blog]
 * [|How to moderate comments]
 * [|How to post (embed) a video in Blogger]
 * [|How do I make a link (hyperlink) to another page]
 * How can I do "more" with hyperlinks (e.g., open in new window, email)
 * How do I automatically email a post after I've written it?
 * Example: [|A Day at Brooks]
 * Example hyperlink: [|Generation We]
 * Example picture: [|Generation We]
 * Example video: [|Generation We]
 * Example hyperlink: [|Dangerously Irrelevant]
 * Example picture: [|Big Frickin' Wall]
 * Example video: [|Did You Know? 3.0]