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"I’m actually blogging with my fifth class of first graders now. They all have blogs linked to mine at http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337 Warning: They are just beginning writers using invented spelling and I don’t put an “editor’s note” after what they have written unless I think that others might not be able to read it. You have to kind of think outside of normal spelling patterns to read some of them!"
YackPack - like Skype hosted on your blog. You log in when you want, you listen, and you yack. All the messages are stored for future reference. Yackpack Video demo
Edublogsis "the largest education community on the Internet" where you can sign up for a free WordPress-powered blog. The site provides lots of useful information, e.g. how to use your blog with your students and how start a conversation using your blog. An ideal site for educators who want to blog with support.
Exemplary Elementary Classroom Blogs
Good Night, Mr. Tom Follows the comments of a group of Year 7s (aged 11, 12) in Auckland, New Zealand reading Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian in their Literature Circles.
Tomahawk Tales Students in a small New Zealand primary school reflect on their science experiments.
The Diary of Anne Frank The contributors to this blog are a group of Year 7 (aged 10-11) students from Bucklands Beach Intermediate School in New Zealand who debate different literature perspectives. The entries are posted by a teacher, but the blog articles are completely written by the students.
A Duck With a Blog Kindergarten-grade 2 students share their observations about a mother duck who has taken up residence on the school playground. Winner of a 2006 Edublog Award.
Exemplary Middle School and High School Blogs
Green Stream Blog Created by educator Anne Davis to explore how ninth graders can use blogging to improve their literacies.
The Secret Life of Bees This is a reader's guide created by American Literature students at Hunterdon Central Regional High School. The purpose of the blog is to provide an in-depth look at The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and to create and encourage discussion about the book.
Grapes of Wrath Blog High school students reflect on The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written.
Personal Blogs
The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. A type of personal blog is referred to as "microblogging," which is extremely detailed blogging as it seeks to capture a moment in time. Sites, such as Twitter, allow bloggers to share thoughts and feelings instantaneously with friends and family and is much faster than e-mailing or writing. This form of social media lends to an online generation already too busy to keep in touch.[2]
is a type of blog that answers questions. Questions can be submitted in the form of a submittal form, or through email or other means such as telephone or VOIP. Qlogs can be used to display shownotes from podcasts[3] or the means of conveying information through the internet. Many question logs use syndication such as RSS as a means of conveying answers to questions.
By Media Type
A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog.[4] Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs.
Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA could be called a moblog.[5] One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal matters.[citation needed]
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