Blogging

Classroom blogging opens the doors of the classroom.
Read other blogs. Get a sense of what's out there.

Make a plan to start a classroom blog.
 * Purpose
 * What's in and out of your comfort zone?
 * Short posts, once a week?
 * Putting something out there and then wait a bit
 * Posting a picture with short description
 * Classroom blog
 * Who does the writing?

Creating a classroom blog [| http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/121823.aspx__]
 * Classblogmeister
 * Edublogs
 * Note about Blogger, [|Blogspot] - not solely an educational tool

**What makes it powerful?**

Authentic audience - how do you know >
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">comments, perhaps
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">other evidence- # of reads, Clustr Map data

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