Blogging

=Blogging in Elementary Classrooms and Schools=

**Turn and tell someone what you know or think you know about a BLOG.**


2. A type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. ([] )
 * Blog** (//n.):// 1. A contraction of the term "weblog"
 * Blog** (//v.)//: 1. to maintain or add content to a blog

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Getting Started for YOURSELF... if you want to have a personal blog rather than a school related BLOG check these out to get started. As for teaching BLOGS for use with students, we'll see those in a minute. = = =[|Blogger] = = = =[|Wordpress] =

Getting Started with OTHERS... =**Mathwire Blog**= =**Doodle Bugs Teaching**= =**Hello Literacy **= =**First Grade Parade **= =**Step Into Second Grade**= =**iLearn Technology**=
 * Teachers use BLOGS and YOU need to see some examples! Check these out... could you find yourself getting good information from these?**

** Scholastic's TopTeachers Blog **
=**BLOGS are an EASY way to step into the WEB 2.0 waters.**= =**Keep following other people's BLOGS, but keep organized yourself with a Google reader account!**=



=**How do I find BLOGS to read?**= =**[|www.google.com]**= =**Then search MORE and find the BLOG search.**=

Elementary

 * =**Patterson's Pack - 1st Grade ** =
 * =**Mrs. Watson's 2th/3rd Grades ** =
 * =**Mr. Harju's Class Blog - 2nd Grade ** =
 * =**Room 14's writing hot spot - 3rd Grade ** =
 * =**Mrs. Comincioli's Classroom Corner - 4th/5th Grades ** =
 * =**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">Room 25 Online - 5th Grade ** =
 * =<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Mr. Avery's Classroom Blog** =

= So how do I use all of this with WRITING??!!! = media type="youtube" key="s_NKmhic0Zo" height="390" width="480"

= Look how these classrooms did it. = = = = Visit Mrs. Harju's calss. = = = = Watch me make a comment then you can comment on your own! Remember how we know how to confer with young writers! = = =

=All of the following teachers started their KidBlog right here in Region 12 as a result of THIS training! Some haven't gotten them going yet, but post a comment on their blog... tell them you want to be in contact with their class in Region 12!=

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">@http://kidblog.org/MrsBrownsclass1112/ = = = =www.Kidblog.org/MrsBurtsClass= = = =www.Kidblog.org/MrPatalonsClass= = = =www.Kidblog.org/MrsDeesClass2= = = =www.Kidbog.org/MrsHoltsClass4= = = =www.Kidblog.org/MrsFallwellsClass2= = = =www.Kidblog.org/MrsDavisClass19= = = =www.Kidblog.org/MrsMehargsclass= = = =www.Kidblog.org/Holmes26= = = =www.Kidblog.org/Patterson4thgrade= = = =www.Kidblog.org/Mrs.Meredithsthirdgrade= = = =www.Kidblog.org/Eagles2nd=

= = =**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And if those are not enough classrooms to get connected with have a look at more! **= =Another list of educators with Kidblogs=