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A detailed rubric for assessing student blogging. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.

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This post describes a method of using Cool Iris (a fantastic Firefox add-on) for presentations. Thanks to Sarah Sutter (@edueyeview) for the link.

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This is the post I need to read when I am feeling frustrated about not writing/blogging more.

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This post talks about Thru-you, a site that mashes up YouTube videos to create new music. Thanks to @thefoodgeek for this tweet that linked to the post:

"This is (metaphorically) why I release my stuff as creative commons: » link to Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Kutiman Mixes YouTube"

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"Plinky is a service that makes it easy for you to create inspired content on the web." More importantly, it features a daily writing prompt with an RSS feed. This may see some use with my students. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.

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This plugin for Wordpress searches Flickr for Creative Commons tagged photos that you can use in your blog. It makes searching for and adding photos to your blog easy. Photodropper even automatically adds a linked photo credit to the post.

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A simple widget to display items from an RSS feed on your blog or website.

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This post by Clay Shirky does a great job of describing the reasons behind the popularity of Web 2.0 applications and the paradigm shift they are bringing to our world. Thanks to Dean Shareski for the link.

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A lot of information and resources for classroom blogging. This seems to be geared towards elementary students, but I think a lot of it could be applied to older students. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.

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This is my new class blog.

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Michael Richards found a way to embed flickr photos into a website with any notes attached. This has all sorts of potential for classroom use.

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Lots of links to resources here. Thanks to David Warlick for the link.

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Here is a method for embedding Jing screencasts into your blog. Thanks to Michael Richards for the link.

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Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable.

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A short slideshow that does a great job of demonstrating how Web 2.0 can be used at work and to further your career. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link!

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Here is a wiki with links to the best blog posts from a class blog as voted by the teacher and students. What a great way to recognize excellence in student writing.

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Here is an individual student's class blog.

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A nice example of a classroom blog from a High School ELA classroom. Also note the list of links to "What have students said about blogging?" on the sidebar.

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This is a fantastic example of a classroom blog and it is from a math class!

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