Blogs for Educators

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Why are Blogs Different than Websites: This article introduces the blog reader to RSS and focuses on using Bloglines. (http://www.edtechpost.ca/blogtalk_archive/intro_to_RSS.htm)

Examples of Blogs:

Blogs by Educators : This is my bloglines account that focuses mostly on education blogs. (http://www.bloglines.com/public/witchyrichy)
Libraries: http://www.rcpl.info/services/liblog.html
Iceblog: http://iceblog.puddingbowl.org/
Yahoo's Weblog Directory

Setting Up a Blog:

Live Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/
Blogger: http://www.blogger.com
SchoolBlogs: http://www.schoolblogs.com/
Blogmeister: http://epnweb.org/blogmeister/index.php?blog= (David Warlick's blog site for educators)
Wordpress: http://wordpress.org/ (Free blog software)

General Information/Examples for Blogs in Education:

Weblogs: Personal eLearning Space (pdf): http://www.binaryblue.com.au/docs/blogs.pdf
Portland Public Schools Math Weblog: http://inside.pps.k12.or.us/.docs/pg/2651
Andy Carvin: http://edwebproject.org/andy/blog/
Goochland County Teacher Blogs: http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/gateway/go/ghs/teachers/cjackson/
Will Richardson's Blog: http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
The Secret Life of Bees: http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/
Virginia's Community of Learning Blog (http://vcol.blogspot.com)

Reading Blogs:

Bloglines: An online news aggregator that works right on your browser
Yahoo News Agregators Directory
Open Directory Project Listing