Examples of Education Blogs

Teacher Bloggers

There are a number of teachers blogging. There are just a few worth checking out as you start exploring the world of blogs.

• Will Richardson - education consultant and former tech director who advocates for the use of the "read/write web" in schools.
• Anne Davis - a Georgia State University professor who does educational technology outreach with schools.
• David Warlick - education consultant and creator of classblogmeister.
• Miguel Guhlin - technolgy coordinator in a Texas school district.
• Darren Kuropatwa - math teacher using blogs with his students (see Pre-Cal 40S below)
• Tim Frederick - English teacher who blogs about strategies for teaching.
• Barbara Ganley - "a Lecturer in the Writing Program and English, and the Director of The Project for Integrated Expression at Middlebury College", Barbara writes about the learning theory and use of blogs in the classroom.
• Ewan McGregor - adding some international flavor, Ewan is a blog and podcasting consultant who works with classes on using these new tools for learning.

This is a very short list. As you start to explore the blogosphere you will find many others worth reading.

Blogging in the One Computer Classroom

• Scribe Posts - One strategy for blogging in a single computer classroom is the class scribe. In this strategy, students trade off being the official class reporter of the day (or week or month). Mr. Kuropatwa's class blog, Pre-Cal 40S, is a fun example of students working together to get through math. Check out Mark's post on probability for a great example.
• Guided Discussion - An 8th grade history class is using a blog as a way to facilitate discussion of the novel _The Guerrilla Season_ by Pat Hughes. The teacher even has Mr. Hughes involved in the discussion.

Student Bloggers

Blogs in the Classroom

• Anne Davis has a weblog page with links to a number of blog-based projects she has done with students. English teachers will want to check out the numerous lit circle examples.
• Anne Davis does it again. This time, she shares a wiki full of examples of language arts education blogs.

Interesting Blogs

I'm not sure in what context these blogs were created, but they certainly could be adapted for education.

• The Darth Side - Darth Vader's Journal
• Under Odysseus - The blog of Eurylochus, a soldier serving under Odysseus during the Trojan War.

Blogging Policies

• Arapahoe High School ran into an issue with students using profanity on their blogs. Here is the online discussion (be sure to read the comments) and the resulting policy (Curriculum --> Blogging Guidelines) they created.
• The Seattle Times offers an article on the ethical concerns surrounding the use of social networking sites, like blogs.