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| Where to find Blogs | |
| Technorati - the recognized authority on what's happening on the World Live Web, right now. The Live Web is the dynamic and always-updating portion of the Web. We search, surface, and organize blogs and the other forms of independent, user-generated content (photos, videos, voting, etc.) increasingly referred to as “citizen media.” | |
| Feedster Feedster is an established and rapidly growing pioneer in RSS-based technology and services. The company helps individuals and organizations harness the rich information available in the universe of RSS feeds, which includes blogs, traditional news services, e-commerce sites, and entertainment properties. Feedster's search engine scans the Blogosphere constantly, providing a fresh look at the more than 30 million sources it tracks. Each day, Feedster adds millions of new content from existing feeds as well as finding tens of thousands of new sources | |
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| Creating Blogs and Feeds | |
| Bloglines or Google Reader to set up a feed. | |
| Vox -- Create a free blog here. A sample Vox blog from Kathy Lawrence | |
| Setting up a blog with Edublog -- PDF directions on getting started. Link to Edublog. Link to Edublog | |
| Setting up a blog with Blogger -- PDF directions on getting started. Link to Blogger | |
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ABCs of RSS -- Real Simple Syndication can be a powerful research and
teaching tool for Internet-inclined educators. Here's how to get started.;
Will Richardson Or check out Will Richardson's RSS: Quick Start Guide for Educators |
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| Chinswing -- The audio blogging tool | |
| Ideas for student created blogs: Reasons for blogs over traditional writing assignments: |
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| Exemplary Blogs | |
Science Bloggers -- from the North Carolina Science Blogging conference. So how do science blogs differ? Well, they are expert blogs, slightly different from journalistic blogs, where people are reporting something that they have found or learned. Science bloggers are blogging from a sense of expertise in the area. And there is a simple question that is a long-term ongoing concern of scientists. How can we more effectively and efficiently report to the public about the complex world of science? -- To find this website. Search Google with the first sentence from this entry. Then click the first return, called blogtogether, then pages and tags, then select the science bloggers link. |
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| Online Educationa Database Top 100 Education Blogs -- The staff's top 100 favorites by category | |
| The Edublog Awards -- The best educational blogs and podcasts from 2006 | |
| The Fischbowl -- A staff development blog for Arapahoe High School teachers exploring constructivism and 21st century learning skills. The opinions expressed here are the personal views of Karl Fisch - and various other teachers at Arapahoe - and do not (necessarily) reflect the views of Littleton Public Schools. | |
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| Aggregators | |
| Bloglines -- this is an easy to get started aggregator | |
| Google Reader One useful part of the Google menu of free online services. Many people think this is the premier RSS software. | |
| Setting up a Bloglines Account-- Step by step instructions to establish a Bloglines RSS feed. (From David Warlick -- 2 Cents Worth blog) | |
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| Other Resources | |
| Powerpoint on Blogs in the Classroom | |
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