Texas Computer Education AssociationBlogs and WikisArea 9 2010 Conference

Facilitator:Peggy ReimersDirector of Professional Development512-450-5406 or 512-698-6440preimers@tcea.org

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What is a blog?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

A blog is a online journal that is frequently updated and intended for public consumption.

Blogs can Serve Many Purposes for Teachers

• to communicate information to parents and students. • create a running journal of classroom activities and

lessons throughout the year. • used by students to record and reflect on their own

learning. • Have students be contributing authors on a class blog

and have them write a weekly reflection on their own learning.

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Why subscribe to blogs?

by Matthew K. Tabor on May 1, 2007

Using blogs as a communication tool connects us to ideas we otherwise wouldn’t find and to people we’d never meet. It helps us do our jobs better and deliver more value to the people we’re charged with serving.

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BlogsToFollow!

http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/Educational-Blogs-You-Should-Investigating-2787268

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Lori GraceyTwitter: @tcea

http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=2403Host: Kelly Tenkely

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/Host: Scott McLeod

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/Host: Karl Fisch

http://weblogg-ed.com/Host: Will Richardson

http://cougarramblings.blogspot.com/Host: Christine Archer

http://preilly.wordpress.com/Host: Pete Reilly

http://strengthofweakties.org/Host: David Jakes

http://scottsfloyd.com/Host: Scott S. Floyd

Blogsto

follow

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Kathy Schrock

http://kathyschrock.net/edtechblogs.htm

2 Cents Worth Host: David Warlick

BlogBoard Host: Teacher Magazine

Blue Skunk Blog Host: Doug Johnson

EduBlog Awards Nominations List of all categories of blogs

Infinite Thinking Machine Hosts: This group

The Innovative Educator Host: Lisa Nielsen

Kathy Schrock's Kaffeeklatsch Host: Kathy Schrock

Moving at the Speed of Creativity Host: Wesley Fryer

20 Educational Technology Blogs

Most -popular

-controversial-informative

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Richard Bryne

My personal favorite!

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

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Richard Brynehttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/fantastic-list-of-education-blogs.html

http://www.universityreviewsonline.com/2005/10/100-most-inspiring-and-innovative-blogs-for-educators.html

100 Most Inspiring & Innovate Blogs for Education

+ 3 more, from Richard Bryne…Dangerously IrrelevantIlearn TechnologyIt’s Not All Flowers and Sausages

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How can Teachers and Student use them??

Teachers can use blogs to…

1. Increase student motivation.

2. To increase reading and writing skills.

3. As an interactive collaborative tool.

4. To help build social networks.

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3 Good Platforms for Classroom Blogging

https://www.blogger.com/starthttp://edublogs.org/

http://kidblog.org/home.php

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What is a Wiki?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools.

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3 Good Platforms for Classroom Wikis

http://www.wikispaces.com/https://plans.pbworks.com/academic/?utm_campaign=nav-tracking&utm_source=Top%20navigation

http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

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TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-

Through

http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/

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Resource Wikispace

forArea 9

Conferencehttp://reimersresources.wikispaces.com