Blog Example #14 – To Communicate With and About Other Bloggers November 2, 2007
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Blogs that talk about blogs are a little like podcasts on how to create podcasts. They serve a useful purpose for those who are interested in getting started. One way for a blog to connect with other blogs is to include links to them. In Edublogs, this is done by including a blogroll. Russel Montgomery, in his blog: Wise Provocation, includes a nice lengthy collection of educational blogs in his blogroll. Take a look and explore some interesting blogs!
http://braindump.edublogs.org/
Blog Example #13 Professional Development – Reflective Journal October 25, 2007
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Barbara Ganley’s blog bgblogging, was recently mentioned in a post on writing literacy by Will Richardson on his Weblogg-ed blog. In this example post, she provides insight into some of her recent teaching experiences in getting her students to write.
http://mt.middlebury.edu/middblogs/ganley/bgblogging/2007/10/blurred_boundaries_some_recent.html
Blog Example #12 – Staff Communication – Professional Development October 17, 2007
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Susan, a technology teacher in Denver, uses her blog, Technology Training for Swansea Teachers, as a venue for communicating tech announcement, updates, and tidbits for her staff at Swansea Elementary. Her use of a blog for communicating is also a great way to model effective practices for her teachers.
Blog Example #11 – Virtual Field Trip September 15, 2007
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On November 3rd 2007, 4 teachers from the UK will be heading off to Antarctica on a scientific expedition. Follow the link below to see how they are doing.
http://edublogs.org/2007/09/12/edublogging-antarctica/
Blog Example #10 – Professional Learning Community September 15, 2007
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Professional learning communities are a terrific way for teachers to engage in a dialogue to improve the craft of their teaching. Too often, they are only effective when the participants are all gathered together in one place. Too often, there isn’t enough time to meet. A new Edublogs blog, In Practice, is one effort to provide a forum for a learning community, to keep the dialogue moving forward.
http://inpractice.edublogs.org/
Blog Example #9 – Media Publishing August 8, 2007
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Blogs often include an easy way to upload and host media files, such as podcasts. Our City Podcast may or may not actually be a blog, but it serves as a nice example of a collection of student podcasts. Each episode is a specific type of podcast called a city podcast, or an episode dedicated to information about a specific city.
http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/index.html
Room 208, sponsored by Bob Sprankle, might be a better example, but he moved on to be the tech integrator at Wells Elementary. While he was the teacher in room 208, his students were frequent podcasters. http://bobsprankle.com/blog/C1697218367/index.html
Wells Elementary also has a repository of student podcasting. From their home page, click the link for “Featured Work.” http://www.weskids.com/
Blog Example #8 – Blogging Styles Slideshare August 3, 2007
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Rohit Bhargava and Jesse Thomas from 360º Digital Influence have posted a SlideShare entitled: “The 25 Basic Styles of Blogging” which fits in well with the educational blog examples I’m posting here. These are not specific to education, but could easily spark ideas for types of blogs that can be used in the classroom. For example, one blog style in the Slideshare is interview blogging where you conduct an interview and post either the transcript or audio/video. This could easily be a part of a classroom unit learning about local history by interviewing people from the community. Check out the Slideshare and see if you come up with your own ideas.
http://www.slideshare.net/rohitbhargava/the-25-basic-styles-of-blogging-and-when-to-use-each-one/
Blog Example #7 – Virtual Play August 2, 2007
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Virtual play. Show Rabbit is a blog created by kids where you can create your own rabbit, enter it into contests, and buy and sell rabbits. All of this is built entirely from imagination. There are no actual animals involved. What could your students come up with if given a space like this, some time and guidance, and their own limitless imagination?
