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Blogging & Literacy
April 16, 2005
Omaha, Nebraska
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Presentation Description: By reading weblogs, teachers can emerse themselves in professional and personal development. Tony encourages educators to participate by adding their voices to the Web by blogging. Many teachers are even bringing their students into the Participation Age by incorporating blogs into instruction! The internet is not just for browsing—Tony invites everyone to become a part of the Active Web.

Teachers as Bloggers

David Warlick's Blog: Exactly 2¢ Worth
http://www.davidwarlick.com/blog/

EduBlog Insights
http://anne.teachesme.com/

Susan's Student Teacher Weblog
http://hybrid28.ucr.edu/SChang/

Student Teacher Reflection
http://sdstudentteaching.blogspot.com/

Handhelds Blog
http://learninginhand.com/blog/

Handhelds in Teaching & Learning
http://www.learninginhand.com/class/blogs.html

RagLand
http://ragatz.blogspot.com/

List of Education Blogs from Weblogg-Ed
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/best_practices

Students as Bloggers

The Daily Planet
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/log/log.html

Willowdale Elementary
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/blog/

M & M Online Magazine
http://mrmayo.typepad.com/magazine/

News Blogs
http://landmark-project.com/blogmeister/blog.php?blogger_id=251

English 1302 MW Class
http://lostsignal.net/blogs/r1302m/

What students have to say about blogging
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2005/04/14#a3383

How Do You Blog?

KidzLog blogging software
http://www.haranbanjo.com/kidzlog/

Top Free Blogging Software and Hosting Sites
http://weblogs.about.com/od/weblogsoftwareandhosts/a/topfreeblogs.htm

Blogmeister - Email David Warlick to get a free school code
http://www.landmark-project.com/blogmeister/

Why Should Students Blog?

Practice reading and writing skills.

Motivating for students.

Keep the audience in mind.

Blogs are multidiciplinary.

Contribute to the web.

Learn contemporart literacy.

It's good for the brain.
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/3/prweb213538.htm

Syndication & Aggregation

RSS = Really Simple Syndication

RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/rss_for_ed

Software Aggregators (a.k.a. RSS Readers)
http://blogspace.com/rss/readers

Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com/

Audioblogs (a.k.a. podcasts)

Learn about podcasting
http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/

David Warlick's Connect Learning
http://www.davidwarlick.com/podcasts/

The Daily Idiom
http://www.englishcaster.com/blogs/

M & M Online Magazine
http://mrmayo.typepad.com/podcasts/

Radio WillowWeb
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/

Podcast Alley Directory
http://www.podcastalley.com/

Have questions? Did you start a blog?

Email Tony
learninginhand@mac.com

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