Below is the virtual handout for any blogging or podcasting netcasting workshops that I may happen to give from time to time. I have them formatted so that if you really want to print them out you’ll still be able to tell where each link leads.
Blogs & Podcasts Netcasts in Education
PowerPoint Presentation File
The Basics: (Use these sites to learn more about the basics of edu-blogging.)
- Bud the Teacher’s Blogging Wiki: http://budtheteacher.com/wiki/
- Edublogging 101 Wiki: http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/
- K12 Online Conference: http://k12onlineconference.org/
“Must Read” Blogs: (I read a lot more than this, but these are the “big 3.”)
- Teach42: http://www.teach42.com/
- 2 Cents Worth: http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/
- Weblogg-ed: http://weblogg-ed.com/
Great Student Blogs:
- Intro_to_Lit_&_Comp: http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=53510
- Mr. Kuropatwa’s River of Math: http://dkuropatwa.suprglu.com/
- Mrs._Cassidy’s_Classroom_Blog: http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337
- Reading Blogs: http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=26819
- Room 11: http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=37172
- Room 132: http://room132.com/ (Now defunct, but worth a look)
- Room 208: http://bobsprankle.com/blog/ (Now defunct, but worth a look)
- Yes I Can!: http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=36488
Blog for free with: (These services are used by teachers around the world!)
- Class Blogmeister: http://classblogmeister.com/ (The safest for students.)
- Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/ (Most customizable.)
- EduBlogs: http://edublogs.org/ (Great for teachers.)
- VOX: http://www.vox.com/ (Blog, file hosting, and good privacy control.)
- WordPress: http://wordpress.com/ (Like EduBlogs, but for anyone.)
Keep track of blogs with: (My favorite tools for checking blogs – and more!)
- Bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com/ (Checks blogs for updates for you.)
- Hitchhikr: http://hitchhikr.com/ (See who’s blogging about a conference.)
- Technorati: http://www.technorati.com/ (See who’s writing about you.)
Find edu- podcasts netcasts with:
Create free podcasts netcasts with:
- Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Free podcast netcast hosting with:
- Archive.org: http://www.archive.org/
- G cast: http://www.gcast.com/
- Odeo: http://odeo.com/
- OurMedia.org: http://www.ourmedia.org/
- PodServe: http://podserve.biggu.com/
Free photo hosting with:
- BubbleShare: http://www.bubbleshare.com/
- Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/
- Photobucket: http://photobucket.com/