Explore the World of Educational Blogging
Discover the essence of blogging, understand its importance in education, and find out how to connect with other educators through online platforms. Explore the reasons for educators to read and write blogs, and learn effective ways to engage with educational content online.
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What? The word blog is a contraction of the words web The word blog is a contraction of the words web log log Blogs are essentially online journals Blogs are essentially online journals They are updated regularly by an individual or They are updated regularly by an individual or small group small group They are predominantly written text, but this is They are predominantly written text, but this is often complemented by images, video and other often complemented by images, video and other embedded media embedded media Blog posts appear chronologically, with the most Blog posts appear chronologically, with the most recent entry appearing at the top of a feed of recent entry appearing at the top of a feed of posts posts
Why? READ: To discover the learning experiences of other educators To connect with other educators To learn more about your profession To get ideas for classes, projects, assessment, etc. To give advice and support other teachers learning journeys WRITE: To reflect on, and evaluate your experiences in the classroom To share your approach to teaching with others To share your students learning with an online audience To ask for help and advice To become a more reflective and effective educational professional
How? Finding education bloggers is much easier if Finding education bloggers is much easier if you are on Twitter, as most share their recent you are on Twitter, as most share their recent posts via Twitter. posts via Twitter. There are some lists of There are some lists of edu keep in mind that they can be biased, limited keep in mind that they can be biased, limited in their scope, or American. in their scope, or American. http:// http://teach.com/teach100 teach.com/teach100 edu blogs online, but blogs online, but Keep on top of the latest posts by using an RSS Keep on top of the latest posts by using an RSS reader. reader. Wordpress Wordpress has an RSS feed built in to has an RSS feed built in to their app their app very easy to use. Otherwise try very easy to use. Otherwise try some of these: some of these:
Recommended by teachers Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/ Mindshift: http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/ Class Teaching: https://classteaching.wordpress.com/ 99u: http://99u.com/ Langwitches: http://langwitches.org/blog/ Math = Love: http://mathequalslove.blogspot.com.au/ The Learning Spy: http://www.learningspy.co.uk/ The Principals of Change: http://georgecouros.ca/blog/
But wait, theres more The Life of an Educator: http://www.justintarte.com/ The Daring Librarian: http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/ Dangerously Irrelevant: http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/bio Wesley Fryer: http://www.wesfryer.com/ Free Tech 4 Teachers: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Plus some Aussie edu blogs Learning From My Mistakes: http://learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com.au / Lee Hewes: https://leehewes.wordpress.com/ Jenny Luca: http://jennyluca.com/ What Ed Said: https://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/ Darcy Moore: http://www.darcymoore.net/ Alice Leung: http://aliceleung.net/ Monique Dalli: https://moniquedalli.wordpress.com/
