This document provides an introduction to blogging and addresses common questions about blogging. It defines a blog as a quick and easy to use website for posting thoughts and interacting with others. It discusses why blogging can be useful in the classroom by referencing an article on how to incorporate blogging. The document also notes that blogging does not require much time or money, as posts can be created in a few minutes and many blogging platforms are free to use.

1. Kim Crawford July 7, 2008

2. Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. -- Plato

3. What is a blog? Why blog in the classroom? Does blogging take up much time? Does it cost anything to blog? How do I make a blog? FAQ

4. What is a blog? “ A blog is your easy-to-use web site, where you can quickly post thoughts, interact with people, and more.” -- www.blogger.com Sample blogs… FAQ

5. Why blog in the classroom? Article by Will Richardson on www.Techlearning.com Ideas on how to use your classroom blog FAQ

6. Does blogging take up much time? * Once your blog is set up, it only takes a few minutes to write and publish a new post as well as moderate comments. * A classroom blog is much quicker to create and maintain than a traditional web site is. * You can spend as much time as you want with your blog…you can post daily, weekly, whenever! You can blog from any computer with internet access. FAQ

7. Does it cost anything to blog? No…many blogging sites are set up as FREE sites. FAQ

8. How do I make a blog? Go to www.blogger.com Then follow along with me… Use your handout for help… FAQ