Blogging 2.0

Now that you have a blog how do you edit it, post to it, and use it!?!

Three recommended blogging "engines."

http://www.wordpress.com

http://www.edublogs.org (Uses a wordpress engine but is classroom friendly.)

http://www.blogger.com (Requires a gmail account)

Tutorials

Atomic Learning Wordpress Tutorials

Wordpress Basics in the Dashboard

Wordpress Writing a Post and Inserting an Image

Blogging Resources From a Past Class

What is a Blog

• What is a blog?

1. My blog: http://www.neilhokanson.com
2. 10 ways to use your blog in education! (From the writings of James Farmer founder of EduBlogs)

• Post materials and resources
• Host online discussions
• Create a class publication
• Replace your newsletter
• Get your students blogging
• Share your lesson plans
• Integrate multimedia of all descriptions
• Organize, organize, organize
• Get feedback
• Create a fully functional website

Some Blogs...

http://middle-school-teacher.blogspot.com/

http://mscofino.edublogs.org/

http://neilhokanson.blogspot.com

http://www.weblogg-ed.com/

http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/index.php/2006/03/29/why-should-teachers-blog/

http://ideasandthoughts.org/

http://adifference.blogspot.com/

http://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887