What is a blog?

http://bloggingforbeginners.pbworks.com/Blogging%20Glossary

Types of blogs

Sample Blogs

http://joiningminds.blogspot.com/ - You are invited to use this one!

http://marianthacher.blogspot.com/ - (OTAN Director: http://marianthacher.blogspot.com/

http://freedomov.blogspot.com/2008/05/madera-chihuahua.html?showComment=1232638500000  and http://thebeginningwriters.blogspot.com/ - From a CO teacher.

http://tech4esl.blogspot.com/ - Good resources.

http://www.grayharriman.com/alblogger/alblogger.html - An Adult Educator with ideas.

http://shwaters.blogspot.com/ - Sandi Waters -> http://shwaters.blogspot.com/2009/05/uvu-summer-university-presentationweb.html - Watch video

http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/01/
crash_course_in.html – Create passionate participants.

Practice Time

A.  Examine and Search for Blogs

http://blogs.botw.org/Reference/Education/Teachers/ - List of many blogs.

B. Complete a Google Blog Search

http://blogsearch.google.com/

C. Define Your Blog – What do you want?

Blogging with Students: Individual blogs with feeds to you; assignment blogs; blogs as course sites; blogs with presentations and information; blogs with profiles.

Personal blogs – Your journal; your topics; your research; twitter feeds; your resources.

D.  Create and Develop Your Blog

http://www.youtube.com/BloggerHelp - Create a blog

http://help.blogger.com -  Search Topics

• Create your profile, banner and introduction.

• Enter a post.

• Enter an image.

• Go to someone else’s blog and enter a comments.

• Embed a video.

• Create a sound clip and post it.

Other Google Tools

• iGoogle
• Google Sites
  • http://sites.google.com/site/learnwithblogs/ - Draft Site
  • http://sites.google.com/site/drsuzycox/
  • http://sites.google.com/site/uvuedpsych/
• Google Docs
• Google Images
• Google Maps
• Google Earth
• GMail
• Videos
• Calendar
• More..

OTHER

Avoid The Echo Chamber Effect !!!!

Open Course Ware – Google “Open Course Ware”

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm - MIT (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm#cc )

 Session Blogshttp://www.rulesforalgebra.blogspot.com
http://www.nab-chickens.blogspot.com
http://www.a-girl-whyidonthavekids.blogspot.com
http://www.ulctalkingtogether.blogspot.com
http://www.annscropcircles.blogspot.com
http://www.mrsnplace.blogspot.com
http://www.virtualworldselementaryed.blogspot.com