What is blogging all about? 

Ken Smith a writing instructor at Indiana University thinks about blogging in this way:

"Instead of assigning students to go write, we should assign them to go read and then link to what interests they have and write about why it does interest them and what it means to them. It does not need to be in that order but, it should make a connection or build social capital but because it is through quality linking...that one first comes in contact with the essential acts of blogging: close reading and interpretation.  Blogging, at base, is writing down what you think when you read others.  If you keep at it, others will eventually write down what they think when they read you, and you'll enter a new realm of blogging, a new realm of human connection."

Writing ends...blogging continues

Writing is inside...blogging is outside

Writing is monologue...blogging is conversation

Writing is thesis....Blogging is synthesis

So, let's get started blogging with Class Blogmeister!

Check out some blogs:

• Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis....besure to scroll down the page and look at the blogs Vicki reads!
• Will Richardson author of Blogs, Wkis, and Podcasts writes a blog, Weblogg-ed,  with many gret resources for teachers.
• 2¢ Worth by David Warlick is a thoughful look at education in the digital age.  The list of blogs he reads also provide a lot of insight into how technology is being intergrated into instruction.

 Digital Citizenship can easily be woven instruction as you work with students who are using blogs.  If you would like a copy of Digital Citizenship by ISTE please let me know, or check out the website on digital citizenship.

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