When Lisa Boyd spoke to us this month about the importance of using Technology to enhance classroom instruction she also listed tools used to accomplish this enhancement.   I am going to use this blog site each week to expand on these technology tools also referred to as Web 2.0 tools.  This week we will look at using blogs.

Definition:     One of the most powerful Internet tools is the Weblog, or blog, an online journal that is continuously updated by its author or authors.  Blogs facilitate instantaneous publication and allow for feedback from readers. 

Examples of classroom blogs:

1. Math class at Restoration Academy, Fairfield, Alabama,     2.  Mrs. Caldwell’s Senior English classes at Mountain Brook High School,     3.  Miller’s English 10 Classroom Blog,      4.  A math class

How to blog:  Vicki Davis, a teacher and fellow blogger from Camilla, Georgia has provided an excellent informative post on her blog site, The Cool Cat Teacher Blog, about how to be an incredible blogger.  Here she provides a helpful reading list for bloggers.

Recommended site to host your educational blog:    Edublogs

Let me know if you would be interested in participating in an in-service to help you setup your classroom blog.

Here is an interesting video about technology and the lack of it in schools.  It is thought-provoking and all too true.  Let us try and change this situation. 

Download Video: Posted by videointheclassroom at TeacherTube.com.