Get+Bloggin'

=Get Bloggin'=

What is blogging?
The term "blog" is short for "weblog". As defined by wikipedia:

//**web log**) is a website where 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.// //Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others 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 many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on [|art][|artlog]), [|photographs] ([|photoblog]), [|sketchblog], [|videos] ([|vlog]), [|music] ([|MP3 blog]), [|audio] ([|podcasting]) are part of a wider network of [|social media]. [|Micro-blogging] is another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts.//

What is a blog Video...
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=Educational Blog sites:= http://edublogs.org/ http://www.21classes.com http://classblogmeister.com/ http://www.blogger.com (Easy to use

=**Good Uses of blogging:**= A Literacy Blog- Author Pat Hughes, a Lower Merion Parent > http://www.guerrillaseason.blogspot.com/
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=Great Blogging Resources=

Here is a list of education blogs...Wow...
http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers

Blogging 101- These are great tips for teachers!
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/

[|Blogging For Beginners]- ths is a great webpage on tips for beginners just getting started on blogging

Top 10 Reasons to Blog with Students
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