Blogs+and+Wikis

=Blogs:=

Blog Platforms:
Blogger (Google) Posterous - if you can email, you can blog! Edublogs - no email necessary! Kidblog- no email necessary! (More Kidblog resources here)

**__Definition__** • Short for We **blog** • Used for online journaling that is continuously updated by its author or authors • Interactive- facilitate instantaneous publication and allow for feedback from readers • A public (or private) website

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 * = **Classroom Examples** ||= **Professional Examples** ||
 * < * 1st Grade Blog
 * Miss Rosenbaum's 1st Grade Chick Hatch
 * The KinderKids' Blog
 * Kindergarten-5th grade school blog
 * Celebrating the Primary Teacher Blog (List of great examples)
 * ** __Lord of the Flies Blog__ __Elementary Teacher [|Art Blog]__ **
 * [|**Secondary Literature Graduate Blog**]
 * [|Fostering Student Creativity and Responsibility With Blogging] ||< * Great List of Education Blogs in all subject areas
 * A List of the Top 200 Education Blogs
 * Links to School Bloggers
 * [|Web2Integration]
 * Moving at the Speed of Creativity
 * Student 2.0
 * Cool Cat Teacher
 * Free Technology for Teachers
 * [|Blogs You Should Focus Your Attention On] ||

__** Resources: **__
 * = ** Articles ** ||= ** Websites ** ||= **Other** ||= **Policy** ||
 * < * [|What is a Blog?]
 * [|Classroom //**Blogging**//: What is the Role in Science Learning?]
 * [|Blogs-as-Web-Based-Portfolios.pdf]
 * How To Teach Commenting Skills
 * [|Rubics for Assessing Blogs] ||< * [|Top 100 technology blogs for teachers]
 * 50 Useful Blogging Tools for Teachers
 * Why Classes Leave Comments on Education Blogs
 * How To: Start a Place-Based Blog
 * Web Tools 4 U 2 use
 * Blogging Support
 * 50 Education Innovators & their blogs
 * Blogging- How to Teach Commenting Skills ||< * [|Blogger Overview] (step-by-step guide)
 * How to Set up a blog on Blogger.com
 * Grade Your Blog- a fun test to see if your blog is up to par
 * //**Sample Permission to Blog Letter**//
 * [|**B**logBooker] is a site to produce a high-quality PDF Blog Book from all your blog entries, comments and pictures.
 * ||< [|AHS Blogging Policy] ||

__** Some Tips when Blogging: **__
 * Determine if you want it public or private (Under Settings-Comments-Who can comment?)
 * Public- you might want to moderate comments to start with (Under Settings--Comments-[|Comment Moderation])
 * Private- will require you to have your students create accounts
 * Have clear expectations
 * Complete sentences
 * Consequences for inappropriate language etc.
 * Tips for Teachers Blogging
 * Avoiding the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Using Blogs with Students
 * [|Five Don'ts of Classroom Blogging]

Check out these blogs & read up for some professional development:
Educational Blogs You Should Be Investigating - Long list of educational blogs broken down by category/grade - a MUST to check out!!
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Integrating Blogging Into the Curriculum
 * Educational Blogging Resources

=Wikis:= (wiki resources come from Dena's Wiki Page)

__**This is a wiki!**__
__** Definition: **__ A wiki is a Web site that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own Web browser. This is made possible by Wiki software that runs on the Web server. Wikis end up being created mainly by a collaborative effort of the site visitors.

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 * = **Articles** ||= **Website/Classroom Examples** ||= **Others** ||
 * * [|A Wiki for Classroom Writing]
 * [|Wikis as Legitimate Research Sources]
 * Eight Ways to Use School Wikis
 * Wiki Wisdom: How to Use an Online Classroom Clearinghouse
 * 8 Ways To Use A School Wiki to Increase Communication, Collaboration, and Enrich Instruction
 * [|Little Known Ways to Integrate Wikis in Science Class (applies to all subjects)] || * This page
 * 2nd Grade Class Wiki
 * English Story Time
 * [|High School Science Teacher]
 * [|Computer Lab Signup]
 * Farenhiet 451
 * Educational Wikis- Large List || * What is a wiki?
 * Wiki Walk Through
 * Educational Wikis
 * [|Thoughts on Setting up a Student Created Wiki by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano] ||