Blogs

There are many benefits to collaborative teaching. A blog is one of the cornerstones of Web 2.0.
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=**Youtube: Blogs in Plain English**= =**[|**leelefever**]**=
 * =A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of most early blogs.=
 * Why should students blog?
 * to keep engaged. Students who otherwise shy away from writing tasks often enjoy "writing" a post or a comment on a post they have enjoyed reading.
 * to write for an authentic audience. Anyone around the world is able to view the blog and comment.
 * to learn how people from other parts of the world interact and live by visiting student blogs from other countries. This helps people respect each other and live in harmony with one another.
 * to collaborate on a project with another class from the same school, country or overseas.
 * to help them evaluate their learning. Educators' comments on student blogs often provide food for thought for the students who are encouraged to evaluate the content on a post or activity shared.
 * to increase confidence by being published. -- Joel Backon


 * I am hopeful that Hallways will have blog capabilities when the new version is released this fall. Two blogs that I have been experimenting with are wordpress.com and eblogger hosted by blogspot. **
 * Click [|Class blog] to see the class blog created during my week at Taft. **

=Notice on this one page, I have embedded a widget from Youtube and added a link to a blog. =