The document discusses the benefits of blogging in the classroom, including engaging students in conversation and learning, empowering students, and creating a learning community. It lists several benefits such as extending writing to a broader audience, allowing for feedback, promoting creativity, and building technology skills. The document also provides examples of hosted blog sites that can be used and recommends learning from other blogging support sites and wikis.

1. Blogging in the Classroom Brian Grenier Technical Site Coordinator El Paso ISD [email_address] http:// bumpontheblog.etowns.net Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

2. For the first time in history, our job as educators is to prepare our students for a future that we cannot clearly describe. -David Warlick Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

3. Did You Know? Link to Video Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

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5. Social Media and School 2.0 Shift Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

6. Benefits of Blogging Read / Reflect / Write Engages students in conversation and learning Empowers students Creates a learning community Extends the audience for writing beyond the teacher Allows for instant and continuous feedback Promotes creativity Supports differentiation Encourages reading Builds technology skills Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

7. Hosted Blog Sites EduBlogs * LearnerBlogs Wordpress Class Blogmeister Blogger Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

8. Learn from Others Support Blogging Wiki http://supportblogging.wikispaces.com Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

9. WordPress Admin Panel Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

10. RSS Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

11. RSS Aggregators The power to bring the information to you! Bloglines Google Reader Net Vibes Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com

12. The Machine is Us Link to movie Handouts: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com