"Blogs" in Education
The term “blog” (a shortened version of “web log”) is new to many of us at Ohlone. If there are any questions (even ones that seem very basic to you) about blogs or wikis or other terms, I encourage you to contact me!
Here are a few interesting articles about using blogs in education:
And, a few education-related blogs:
- Blogging for Education
- College Web Editor - Web, marketing & PR in higher ed
(categories include Admissions, Blogs & Wikis, Higher Ed Bloggers and Podcasters, Marketing Strategy, Podcasting and iPods, President and VPs)
Free Blogging Services
I have recently learned about several free ad-free education-related blogging services in which faculty, staff, and administration may be interested. (They use WordPress, a popular blogging program.)
- Edublogs at http://edublogs.org/
“Free blogs for teachers, trainers, lecturers, librarians and other edu professionals.”
A FREE ad-free account on Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/) is included. - Uniblogs at http://uniblogs.org/
“Free blogs for university [college and higher education] students.” - ESLblogs at http://eslblogs.org/
“…dedicated to ESL and EFL teachers and learners…”
(the create an account section is on the About page)