Blogs+and+Tweets

=Blogs and tweets= See Also: Recommended Blogs and News Feeds Using RSS Feeds Aggregators

A **Blog** is web journal or web log. Entries or "Posts" to the blog are read by others, who then have the option to "post a comment". The author of the blog may choose to "moderate comments" ie decide which comments to post publicly. In education, blogs are used in a variety of ways; posting assignments, communicating with parents, storing information, sharing expertise or for interactive lessons. Comment moderation gives the teacher the opportunity to manage what is posted on the blog site for others to view.


 * Edublogs** at @http://edublogs.org/ is an excellent place to begin, with loads of design templates, help and support, and even the ability to link audio and video files to the blog entry.

Wordpress (wordpress.com/) is another common blog host for teachers. With good tutorials online and lots of exciting features, such as design options and widgets, it's a good place to begin blogging.

Kidblog's simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs. You can set up your class with no student email addresses.
 * Kidblog.org** is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog.

=Twitter=
 * Twitter** (twitter.com) is a micro blog with the advantage that it can be sent and/or received as a text message on your mobile phone. Sending a daily tweet while on holidays is a great way to keep in touch with many people in a short space of time.

The Beginner’s Guide to Twitter
T his post is a 20-minute guide to Twitter for non-techies. michaelhyatt.com/the-beginners-guide-to-twitter.html

The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers
Busy teachers may feel that taking the time to learn how to use Twitter isn’t worth the return for the students benefit, so that’s why this list of 100 tips, apps, and resources is worth browsing. Find out how to get started with Twitter, ways to use it in an educational setting, and tools to help you use it better. edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-twitter-guidebook/