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Guidelines and Procedures for using blogs in PCSD schools.

blog defined - A short form for weblog, a personal journal published on the Web. Blogs frequently include philosophical reflections, opinions on the Internet and social issues, and provide a "log" of the author's favorite web links. Blogs are usually presented in journal style with a new entry each day.

blog redefined for educators - An instructional tool whose use is limited only by your imagination.

• This article from NEA is a good place to start

• We are using blogs for follow up and discussions for PCSD workshops . Check them out

• Teach 42 - A popular education blog from Steve Dembo

• The Tempered Radical - Awarded Best Teacher Blog in 2007

• Dispatches from a High School English teacher in Afghanistan The Sandbox

• Ann Teaches Me- Edu Blog Insights

• Blogs as writing practice from Computers and Composition

• Ready to give it a try? Here are some free ones that are not blocked by the district's filter but we also have Typepad blogs available at half of our schools. Check with your school's web master to see if they are participating in the project using Typepad.
  • blogmeister.com
  • epals.com
  • gaggle.net
    

• Article from Tech Learning on blogging as a writing tool
• Article from T.H.E Journal - Five Don'ts of Classroom Blogging
• Good Example of a Fifth Grade Blog