Edublogs



=Edublogs= = = =Overview by Donna, Droxsan, and Melissa=

Edublogs began in 2005 and is based in Australia with a team of people from around the globe. The founder, CEO, and educator is James Farmer. He states on the website that Edublogs is the largest and most trusted educational blogger provider. A number of prestigious college references, that subscribe to the campus blogging services, are listed on Edublogs website. There are three categories of services provided: Edublog Free for students, which is free, Edublogs Pro for individual teachers with a small fee per month, and Edublog Campus for educational campuses which also requires a fee. The website has a comparison chart provided showing all three services and their features for easy comparison and selection. James Farmer also began The Edublog Awards in order to recognize exceptional examples of educational use of blogs and other social media in education. In 2011 there were 19 different award categories. These categories included blogs from individuals, classes, teachers, librarians, and administrators. All countries, languages, and levels of education are welcome to submit their blog for consideration for these awards. = = =Ideas for Classroom Use by Donna, Droxsan, and Melissa=
 * Fantastic Example of a [|__Classroom Blog__] with links to her students’ blogs. The teacher posts an assignment and the students blog their response to the assignment, create book trailers, and share projects they are working on.
 * The tools on Edublog provide the teacher with the ability to view and approve blogs before they go public.
 * In 2010 [|__Billings Middle School__] won Best Class Blog from Edublogs Awards. This website lists the purpose of its blog as: “This blog catalogs [|__Billings Middle School__] student experiences with digital tools & discussions around the social, political, environmental & moral impacts of technology.” The blog posts are done by various students and include videos, pictures, graphs, screen captures, and subscriptions to various RSS feeds.
 * Help students with the writing process by doing it in a blog post. Teachers can monitor progress as they go.
 * Use it to teach students about internet safety and literacy.

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