Edublogs+for+Research

About the Session
Heather McCarthy, FCPS technology resource teacher; Timothy Newcome, Brunswick High English teacher

Teacher leaders recognize that technology is an essential component of teaching and learning. Today’s teacher and student researchers are trading the old standard note-card process for recording their research online. Find out how to launch a blog (short for Web log) that makes it easier to keep track of research notes Session Broadcast Part 1 media type="custom" key="874721" Session Broadcast Part 2 media type="custom" key="874725"

Introduction/Rationale
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 * Examples and Purposes for Wikispaces:**
 * http://theapliteraturespace.wikispaces.com/  research
 * http://www.milforded.org/schools/Foran/Turtola/     online education
 * TRT Web 2.0 Resource  professional development
 * https://catoctinfeeders.wikispaces.com/        communication between schools in a feeder pattern
 * https://fcps-mahc.wikispaces.com/    post conference communication
 * https://miccawiki.wikispaces.com/        post conference communication
 * http://applanning.wikispaces.com/        remote planning
 * http://techresearch.wikispaces.com/        remote planning
 * http://summersymposiumplan.wikispaces.com/        remote planning

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 * Examples and Purposes for Blogs:**
 * http://chipnewcome.edublogs.org  research
 * [|AP Literature Blog]  <span class="wiki_link">   blogging about literature
 * http://weblogg-ed.com/ <span class="wiki_link">   guru blogger
 * [|http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/michael.hakkarinen/] <span class="wiki_link_ext">  <span class="wiki_link">   professional development
 * http://isthisablog.livejournal.com/  <span class="wiki_link">   personal blog

Wikispaces Hands-on
Register for a free, ad free Wikispace account http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers Follow along to set up a Wikispace for use with students

Edublogs Hands-on
Register for a free Edublog account http://edublogs.org/ Follow along to set up a Edublog for use with students

Closure
Compare and Contrast Wikis and Blogs

Will you use wikispaces or edublogs? How?
Edublogs - interactive journal Wikispaces/Edublogs - classroom newsletter Wikispaces - Political Science project Edublogs - RSS feeds, current blogs

Resources
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 * http://help.wikispaces.com/
 * Wikis in Plain English:

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 * Blogs in Plain English:**