Blogs

What is a blog?
A **blog** (a contraction of the term "**web log**") is 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. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. - Wikipedia

Specialized search engines can help you find blogs of interest to you. Try Google’s **Blog Search** at @http://blogsearch.google.com or **Technorati** at @http://www.technorati.com/ Technorati reports on news in the blogosphere as well as letting you search for blogs on a specific topic.

Most blogs have RSS feeds that let you subscribe. Use an RSS Reader like Bloglines, Google Reader, or Pageflakes to read new posts from all your subscribed blogs in one place.

Examples and Uses
Educational Blogging

Class Blogs
Middle School Technology Class Third Grade Example First Grade Example Many Additional Examples!

Teacher Blogs
List of Examples

Getting Started
//When you are ready to create your own blog...// Edublogs.org offers free blogs to teachers and provides tutorials to help you get started (click 'Getting Started' under 'Help and Support' at the bottom of the page). Calaxy is an easy-to-use blog space that will usually not be blocked at school. It is sponsored by the California K-12 High Speed Network. One drawback is that the URL for your blog will be long. You may want to link to it from your school homepage or other site to make it easy for students to find.
 * Blogger** also offers free, easy to create blogs at @http://www.blogger.com/home.