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

Weblog Workshops and Courses

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.