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 * = SAMPLES =

Sample blog from Melody Ross's journalism class: rss url="http://semijournalism.wordpress.com/" link="true" description="true" number="2" date="true" author="true"

Sample blog from Melanie Grant's English class: rss url="http://mgrantenglish12.wordpress.com/" link="true" description="true" number="2" || = RESOURCES =

WordPress Blogger EduBlogs ||
 * = CLASSROOM USES =


 * Homework information
 * Communication with parents, LST teachers, etc. as well as students
 * Have students respond to your blog with comments--a good weekly assignment to go beyond what you can cover in class, especially if you embed videos or links
 * Students create their own blogs as portfolios
 * Students create their own blogs as part of a research project--write posts to summarize current learnings or research, link to sources, etc. Presentations can be "highlights" tours of the blogs
 * Publish student work || = WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING =

CNN World Reports--Blogging in Education

Will Richardson talks about blogs media type="youtube" key="3_5F_zcOJ3o?fs=1" height="405" width="500"

Classroom teacher discusses classroom blogging as a parent communication tool media type="youtube" key="1bOM0xjGCmg?fs=1" height="304" width="495" ||