Blogs provide a communication space that
teachers can utilise with students whenever there is a curriculum
need to develop writing, share ideas and reflect on work being
undertaken in the classroom.
Definition:
Blog/WebLog: a web page containing
brief, chronologically arranged items of information.
A blog can take the form of a diary, journal, what's
new page, or links to other web sites. |
Peter Scott, Internet
Librarian 2001 |
From an education perspective the availability and ease of use
of blogging software makes creating blogs a viable classroom
activity and a means for teachers to communicate with other
teachers. |
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| Educational Value of Blogs |
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| Classroom and Teacher Applications |
| English |
| Students keep their diaries or journals in the form of a Blog, while other examples include blogs with a structured activity relating to a specific text: |
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| Health |
- The Diary Project
Started in 1998, this global multimedia resource that encourages teenagers to write about their day-to-day experiences of growing up. The site is monitored by a team that includes adults and teens who read all the material that is sent to the website. It should be noted that material on this site is only appropriate for adolescents older than 13.
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| School Libraries |
| A number of libraries use blogs to provide
current information to library users. They are also
involved with delivering some of this information
from newspapers and other sources using RSS feeds. |
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| CMIS Blogs |
| We are running four trial Blogs in 2008, hosted by Edublogs. |
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| All Learning Areas |
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| Teachers talking about Blogs |
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- EduBlog Insights
Anne Davis, Georgia State University
Maintains this blog to enable teachers to reflect, discuss, and explore possibilities for the use of blogs in education.
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| Getting Started |
| Teachers working with Blogs suggest that teachers should try out the Blog software before using it with students. |
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| Free blogging software |
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