Blogging

=Blogging Page= [|(My Blog)]

[|33 Ways to use blogs in your classroom and in the educational setting] This is a very interesting site that gives you many example of interesting ways to us a blog in your classroom. It has many activities that you can have your students do with your own blog, or having them create their own. It is also a blog itself so you get another idea on how to set up a blog page. It also has some very good links to other pages that deal with teaching and using blogs in the classroom.

[|Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?]An interesting site that talks about why teachers should integrate technology in their classrooms. The website also includes some Real-Life examples of how technology can be used in the classroom, and how it helps the students become life long learners.

[|How Much Does Your School Use Its Technology Pool?: Chances Are, Not Enough] This site focuses on how much do schools really use the technology they have in their school. Are the teachers qualified to use the technology with their students. Are the schools using the technology for what it was meant to be used for.

[|Blogs Sidestep Classroom Constraints] Alexander Halavais a graduate director of informatics at the State University of New York's University at Buffalo talks about why teachers should use blogs in their classrooms. He explains how it takes learning out of the classroom, and into a more public forum. He also explains how he uses blogs in his own classroom

[|In the Classroom, Web Logs Are the New Bulletin Boards] This is an article about using blogs in the classroom. It has great insight on how educators can use this technology in their classroom. One thing I found very interesting: Many teachers find that students that are quiet in class can really demonstrate their voice when they are online.