Why+Do+A+Blog?


 * Agenda** :
 * What a blog is and what it does.
 * How you might use a wiki in the school setting.
 * Some useful resources.
 * A Cautionary Tale

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 * Blogs in Plain English...**

=**Blogs in Education...**=
 * Like other writing it sharpens your thinking
 * Can get input and reactions from others (if you are ready and willing)
 * [|Will Richardson's Blog Wiki]
 * [|50 Must Read Up and Coming Blogs By Teachers]
 * [|Top 100 Administrator Blogs]
 * [|Edublogs 2010 Awards]

=**Blogs in BCSD...**=
 * **[|BCSD Instructional Technology Blog]**

=How To Do It:= =A Cautionary Tale:= > ]]
 * [|How to Set Up A Blog] (WordPress)
 * [|Why Blogging Is Hard...Still]
 * [|12 Reasons Why You Should Start A Blog]
 * [|Getting Stared with Blogger]
 * [|Blogging High School Teacher Has No Job]
 * [[http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1291-An-Open-Letter-to-Natalie-Monroe.html|An Open Letter to Kimberly Monroe