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=**What is a blog?**=

media type="custom" key="1398683" =**Classroom ideas**=
 * create book discussions (great for literature circles or book reports)
 * post prompts for writing
 * communicate with parents and students about classroom news, policies, and events
 * journal writing online
 * publish student work (writing, photos, video, etc.)

=**Safety**=
 * make sure to obtain proper parent/guardian permissions __before__ blogging
 * use student #'s, initials, first names only, or pseudonyms to create posts
 * set-up blog so that comments do not appear //until approved by the teacher// (you can monitor comments by email)
 * if you are using Blogger, [|remove the Next Blog button] so it will not go to other blogs that may have questionable content

=**Create**=

Go to: [|Tumblr]

Go to: [|Edublogs] (now has ads)

Go to: [|Blogger] (no ads)

=**Examples**=

__Tumblr Blogs__

 * http://usingtech2teach.tumblr.com/ created by TRT Michael Hakkarinen for sharing online resources and videos
 * http://eesgrade2keller.tumblr.com/ created by a Second Grade teacher to use with closure at the end of the school day
 * http://hamletblog.tumblr.com/ example of a secondary English reading log

__Edublogs__

 * http://mrh21727.edublogs.org/ created by TRT Michael Hakkarinen for sharing Google Earth resources with teachers & students
 * http://newcome.edublogs.org/ created by High School Teacher Chip Newcome for use with students

**__Other resources__**
[|**Boehman's Blogging Bits**] written by TRT Amy Boehman--it is a great professional development resource