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School / Work Affiliation: Garrett Junior High

About Me: Tech geek at the school. I was a History teacher for ten years, and currently hold the position of ECS (computer strategist).

Got Blog?

So you want to be a blogger?

Here are several sites that will help anyone who is unfamiliar with blogging, the definition of a blog, and how to get started with your own blog.
1. Blogging 101
2. Ideas/How to use a blog in the classroom.
3. Why blog over the traditional book report?
4. The benefits of blogging in the classroom.

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What is a blog?

Wayne Lawson's Blog

Blogging can be a powerful tool when it comes to student performance and motivation.

Posted on March 4, 2009 at 11:07am 5 Comments 0 Likes

Just think about it, you assign a book to read, and you set up several activities to asses your students. Some of this assesment deals with traditional question and answering through the approach of a book report/direct questioning and answers, traditional testing.

Why not let them blog about it?

Often times teachers are afraid that by allowing students to blog about something, they will be unfocused or are being misdirected, which in reality, it is quite the oppostie proven by… Continue

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At 11:50pm on June 7, 2009, David Hilton said…: Hi Wayne
My name’s David and I’m a history teacher in Queensland, Australia. I use a lot of podcasting and online tools with my classes and am always looking for new ideas.
I host a group on diigo (it’s similar to delicious and very popular with teachers) for history teachers to share links, ideas and resources. It’s at http://groups.diigo.com/groups/history-teachers.
Please come along and join and share any sources or resources you use with the rest of us. See you there.
Regards,
David Hilton
Ancient & Modern History Teacher
Sheldon College, Capalaba.

At 9:20pm on March 6, 2009, Peter Lane said…: Students (and parents) can access the blog without having to setup an account. This is also true of anyone else. I have been using Edublogs and have incredibly happy with the service. I would recommend that you become and Edublog Supporter should you choose to go this way.