What is a Blog?

Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site.

What are RSS Feeds?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS feeds "package' information so that a person can sucscribe to the feed and receive that information. Many blogs automatically generate RSS feeds. In order to read RSS feeds, one must have an RSS Feed Reader or an RSS Feed Aggegator.

Examples of Blogs

• WebLogg-Ed http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
• TechLearning.com http://www.techlearning.com/
• Free Resources from the Net for (Special) Education http://paulhami.edublogs.org/
• Cool Cat Teacher Blog http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
• Edublog Insights http://anne.teachesme.com/
• Ed Tech Solutions - Teaching Every Student http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/
• AT Technet http://blog.vcu.edu/ttac/

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Finding Blogs

• Google Blog Search http://blogsearch.google.com/
• Technorati http://www.technorati.com/

Potential Uses of Blogs in the Classroom

• Journals
• Class Portal or Management Space
• E-Portfolio
• Collaborative Concept Development
• Extended Individual or Collaborative Writing

Tools to Create Blogs

• Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/
• Blogger http://www.blogger.com
• Typepad http://www.typepad.com/
• Edublogs http://www.edublogs.org/
• TeachAde (My Space for Teachers) http://www.teachade.com/

RSS Aggregators and Readers

• Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/
• My Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com