1. Blogs in the Classroom Todd W. Jorns Senior Director for Educational Technology Illinois Community College Board

2. Blog Blog is short for Web log. Publicly available web pages, with personal views and links expressing the opinions and observations of a particular person. Usually on a specific topic or theme (political, personal, topical, health, travel, research, etc. A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.

3. Blog A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site. People maintained blogs long before the term was coined, but the trend gained momentum with the introduction of automated published systems, most notably Blogger at blogger.com.

4. Blog Can be online diaries/news forums that feature links to news items and stories from across the Internet's World Wide Web. Most blogs are headed by an individual called a blogger, and many of these are people who want to bring their own views online. Other bloggers are journalists or industry insiders who create forums for expressing their opinions without editorial constraint.

5. Blog Benefits Post class materials and class supplements. Integrate all types of multimedia (webpages, audio, video, photos, slideshows, etc.). Comment modes encourage interaction. Team blogs enable engagement. Create a class publication Student journaling & reflection

6. Blog Sites Blogger - http://www.blogger.comhttp://www.blogger.com Edublogs - http://www.edublogs.org/http://www.edublogs.org/ LiveJournal - http://www.livejournal.com/http://www.livejournal.com/

7. Blog Exploration Adult Education blogs http://www.blogcatalog.com/directory/education_ and_training/adulte http://www.blogcatalog.com/directory/education_ and_training/adulte Blogs about Adult Education http://wordpress.com/tag/adult-ed/ http://wordpress.com/tag/adult-ed/ Adult Student Resources http://www.adultstudent.com/student/slinks.html http://www.adultstudent.com/student/slinks.html

8. Blog Resources More information http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/05-06- wt1/www/A_Cho/history.htm http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/05-06- wt1/www/A_Cho/history.htm Blog description http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog Create a blog in THREE Minutes! http://blogger.com http://blogger.com

9. Questions Todd W. Jorns (217) 785-0144 Todd.Jorns@illinois.gov www.flip4u.org