Blogs

=Blogs =

Check out our book review blog on KVOA's site -[|Book Review Blog]

Another good blog is[| GoodReads.com]

Some blogs you might consider using:

[|Blogger]

[|Journalscape] – easy to use.

[|Wordpress] – really easy to use.

An example of a Wordpress blog is our very own book review blog hosted by KVOA[| http://www.decoratelife.net/blog/]

[|Blogstream]

[|Classblogmeister] - David Warlick's blog

__Pros and cons__ -Blogs are different from wikis in that the postings are chronological. Watch Kennedy and Nixon debate blogs and wikis on YouTube @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsFU3sAlPx4 -Blog posts are usually identified by who is posting it -Blogs can be both HTML and WYSIWYG. -You can write your blog in Word and then copy and paste it into a blog, which helps if the kids use the spell and grammar check in Word. _ Others can’t edit or change the post.

Blogs are good for: book reviews, responding to a written prompt.

Resources
[|Educator's Guide to Blogging - David Warlick] [|Teachers First Guide to Blogging]

Best Practices
High School English [|The Great Gatsby]