Creating+Your+Blog


 * Creating your Blog**

[|some thoughts and links] A simple blog post on the topic

Creating your Blog's Theme!!!
Using RSS to read your students blogs QUICKLY using Google Reader!

Giving students their own blog in Edublogs

=**[] ** = 2 minute video and/or photo examples of blog uses

**Tools**
[|KidBlog] Simplest way to have a blog for your class and each kid to have their own blog too; not pretty or very customizable
 * Easiest for Elementary **

Tumblr Very easy way to post-- whether text, picture, or video; great tool; does not create individual student blogs

Edublogs Adaptable interface, more options, trickier navigation
 * More options and customizability (also more challenging to use)**

Blogmeister Clunky navigation, but offers kids their own blogs

Blogger Remove the Nav Bar to protect kids from NEXT BLOG


 * Customize your own blog with ... **

[|20 tools including hosting, buttons, searching, etc].


 * Blogs worth reading- Educate yourself **

Sue Waters Edublogger blog

Top 20 teacher blogs

25 teacher blogs--by teaching category

[|Update your craft]

Integrating Tech