Blogs

Brooke Spencer
How Can Blogs Be Used?**
 * What is a blog:** A blog is short for web log is a tool used to communicate with others with others. In a classroom communication can occur student to student, student to teacher, parent to teacher, and teacher. This communication is so effective because it allows for collaboration outside of the walls of the classroom**.


 * Where Can I/How Can I Create a Blog**
 * bloggr
 * livegoural
 * Phone book
 * Moblogs
 * Jott
 * Wordpes
 * Blogs (blogger, typepad, livejournal), phone blogs (moblogs at blogger)
 * Jot (for short verbal reflections using your cell phone and have it transfer it to text) [|Jot]
 * b2evolution http://www.b2evolution.net/
 * Blogs and Education http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/blogsedu/ (many good k-12 examples)
 * Wordpress http://wordpress.com/
 * Examples of Blogs:**
 * Examples of Blogs:**

Elementary:** Erin Berg Saratoga Shores Elementary School (Utah)
 * Student and Teacher Examples
 * http://web.me.com/erinbberg/eberg/Blog/Blog.html

Christy Ford Perrydale Elementary (Oregon)** http://perrydalethirdgrade.blogspot.com/

Middle: http://missspencersclass.blogspot.com/ http://perrydale6th.blogspot.com/
 * Brooke Spencer Perrydale Middle School (Oregon)

Diane Peters- Chehelam Valley School (Oregon) [|**http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/cvms/classes/peters-lasst-2nd-and-3rd**] [|**http://www.newberg.k12.or.us/cvms/teacher_blogs**]**

High: Personal student blogs: http://paigeks2012.blogspot.com/, http://emilyk2012.blogspot.com/**
 * Classroom blogs: http://smith90809.blogspot.com/, http://smith9h0809.blogspot.com/, http://smithewl0809.blogspot.com/

Professional:** Anne Smith: http://learningandlaptops.blogspot.com/