Blogs

The // **BIG QUESTIONS** // to answer:
 * 1) What are the "affordances" and "constraints" of the technology? In other words, what does the technology allow us to do or prevent us from doing? The answers to this question might be "messy." This fundamental understanding is important to answer the next questions...
 * 2) What new skills do we need to teach students?
 * 3) What will I need to do differently in terms of how I teach in the classroom? How will teaching and learning look different?
 * 4) How does the technology help me to foster creativity, innovation and some of the other 21st century skills?
 * 5) What are some ways I can use this technology in my classroom?


 * Blogs**
 * [|Blogging Presentation]
 * Time to look around the links referenced in the presentation or visit more educational blogs: Educational Blogs. Be sure to visit the section on Classroom Blogs.
 * Google Blog Search

Other resources:
 * [|Suggestions for Student Blogging]
 * 10 Ways to Use Blogs
 * [|Steps to starting blogging in the classroom].
 * [|Weblogs in Education: A Literature Review]
 * Student and Teacher Blogging that Succeeds