To Find Out More...
in blog & cms
The following are recommended resources for finding out more about weblogs and their use in education:
Kairosnews on Weblogs
Browse blog posts on Kairsonews about Blogs & CMS's. Or view the weblinks section for the same.
Educator Weblogs
- Weblogg-Ed - Will Richardson
- EdTechPost - Scott Leslie
- mamamusings - Liz Lawley
- James Farmer
- Ed Tech Dev
- elearnspace - George Seimens
- carvingCode - Randy Brown
- BlogDiss - Blogs and Academics
Weblog Workshops and Courses
- blogshop Workshop - Maricopa Community College
- Course on Blogs and Wikis - Bemidji State University
RSS Aggregators
- Bloglines - Web-based RSS Aggregator
- Amphetadesk - Desktop-based aggregator. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Awasu - Windows-based aggregator
Conventions/Conferences
Other Introductions to Weblogs
- Welcome to the Blogsphere: Using Weblogs to Create Classroom Community - Tom Nelson and Jan Fernheimer's explanation of weblogs in the computer-assisted classroom. Contains some instructions on configuring and using MovableType.
- an introduction to weblogs and part two: syndication -- While not strictly targeted at education, Diego Doval's introduction to weblogging is in a friendly, accessible voice. Also, the part on syndication is an important area which is typically glossed over or ignored in many introductions to blogging.
- See also the blogging webliography page linked below with a listing of well over 100 online sources about blogging.
