1. Classroom Blogs Begins at 3:30…

2. To Mute / Unmute yourself

3. Dr. Brenda Haas OACHE

4. bhaas@oache.org with "Graduate Credit" as the subject..

5. http://mysite.verizon.net/pwhyte

7. Personal Learning Networks

8. http://www.scribd.com/doc/3363/DissertationCourosFINAL06WebVer sion

9. The Tools – So Far….

10. What is a “blog?” A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. -- Wikipedia

11. Why would you want a “Blog?”

12. EASY way to create your own website. If you can use a word processor, you can have a blog.

13. Maintain your own professional cyber footprint

14. Communicate with parents / community

15. Communicate / document classroom activities

16. Student writing / authentic audience

17. Considerations

18. Excellent way to improve writing – yours or your students’

19. Do you have something to say?

20. Time constraints (blog daily, weekly, monthly?)

21. Keep it professional – even if you post on personal topics.

22. How to get started…

23. Explore other people’s blogs for inspiration

25. Options for setting up your own blog.

26. edublogs.org

27. www.blogger.com

28. Widgets, gadgets and mashups?

29. Flickr Badge Diigo Tag Cloud and Link Roll Twitter Updates

30. Questions?

31. Thank you OACHE! Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education

33. Next Week….

34. Wikis for Education

35. See you then… Thank you for participating!

36. http://www.flickr.com/photos/declanjewell/1832798806/ Creative Commons Credits