Researchers in the US have concluded that blogging also makes
bloggers better thinkers. US neurologists Fernette and Brock Eide
conducted a survey of the blogosphere and posted their results on
their own site. The research began with the proposition that our
mental activities actually cause changes in the structures of our
brains -not only what we think, but how we think as well.
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The Bamboo Project Blog: Negative Online Behavior is a Product of Culture, Not Your Social Media Tools: What I'm Learning from the Work Literacy Course
Michele illustrated the quality of the discussions within the edublogosphere and that inappropriate remarks are a rare entity indeed. Michele points out how social media has seemingly brought out the best in educators.
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The Bamboo Project Blog: What to Say the Next Time Someone Asks Why They Should Blog
Michele Martin blogs an excellent item on why we should blog with links to useful material from Seth Godin
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Dangerously Irrelevant: 2008 Education Blogosphere Survey results
Scott McLeod has published the results from his second annual Education Blogosphere Survey are now available.
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Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » Student and Teacher Blogging that Succeeds
Dean Shareski sets out a number of excellent tips for blogging by educators. This is a most informative post.
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15 Desktop Blogging Tools Reviewed
Good review of some desktop blogging tools for both the Windows and Mac platforms.
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Transitioning to Web 2.0: Thinking About Teaching Blogging to Your Students?
Six easily read steps on the art of blogging with your students.
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blogging is more about reading than writing - Blog of Brad
Brad describes how the reading of other blogs is crucial to the writing of your own blog.
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Blog your way to happiness - web - Technology - smh.com.au
An interesting article about some of the benefits of blogging.
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A Plethora of Technology: We're writing more, but are we writing better?
A nice article on the quality of writing in educational blogs.
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Pepys' Diary
The world's first blog I guess. Written during the 17th century. Updated just like the real thing. Brilliant insight into the foibles, strengths, weaknesses and delights of Samuel Pepys. This blog celebrated its fifth birthday on the 1st January 2008.
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Slideoo.com - The horizontal photo slideshow for Flickr
Excellent slide show generating tool just perfect for embedding Flickr photos in a blog. This will give PicLens a run for its money.
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Our Stories
The Our Stories™ project helps people share the stories of their lives, no matter where they live or how their stories unfold starting with children in developing countries who are using One Laptop per Child (OLPC) computers
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Video, Music, Podcasts, Audio, and Multimedia WordPress Plugins « Lorelle on WordPress
Excellent review of multimedia plug-ins for Worpdress
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Making Connections: Social Networking in the Elementary Classroom always learning
The power of social networking, especially in the elementary school classroom, is the ease with which students can begin to take a leadership role. There are multiple modes of communication and multiple spaces where a student might find their niche.
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Sign Me Up! The Elementary Email Solution: Linked Gmail Accounts always learning
Gmail allows you to create subsidiary accounts linked to an individual Gmail account. This means that one teacher can have 20 permanent e-mail accounts that are all delivered into one teacher e-mail account.
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Getting Started With Blogging in the Classroom (Techlearning blog)
Critical to this process is the understanding that blogging is about reading and critical thinking not writing. The end product of blogging is communication; however, the real growth comes from the entire process and it starts with deep, critical reading.
more fromwww.techlearning.com
The Bamboo Project Blog: Six Reasons People Aren't Commenting On Your Blog
Brilliant post on blogging and commenting technique from Michelle Martin.
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