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2	What’s a “Blog”? An easily created, easily updateable Website that allows an author (or authors) to publish instantly to the Internet from any Internet connection. (Richardson, 2006)
3	Uses in School For science, history, and even math, blogs could be used to integrate technology into tomorrows' classroom. By using them as online journals, students can access assignments for a missed class or even utilize links to further learning.
4	Learning Journals Learning journals are blogs that allow for collaboration between teachers. Lets take History and English as examples. If students are studying about World War II in History class, and are reading a novel for English, students could use the learning journals for both subjects and show relationships between the two subjects. They could also be used as notes for both classes.
5	Learning Journal Diagram
6	SE Interactive Learning Final Result: students & teachers using technology to communicate & work together. Link SE class blogs together to form interactive reading community (journals, learning logs, forums, etc.) Measure student engagement.
7	Benefits for the Teachers Teachers Benefits – appeal to student interest since many students have blogs already (Richardson, 2006) Incorporation of Technology – new strategies According to the 2005 National Speak up Survey, 62 percent of teachers responding agreed that technology is an asset to meeting NCLB standards. This study also identified that 47% of respondents believe that technology influences teaching and instructional support, while 25% of respondent teachers would be interested in teaching an online class (Rivera, 2006).
8	Examples of Blogging Sites Classblogmeister.com or screenshot Myspace.com or screenshot Facebook.com or screenshot Blogger.com or screenshot Lets focus on classblogmeister.com
9	About Classblogmeister.com
10	Getting Started
11	Welcome!
12	Edit Mode
13	Adding a class
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16	Control Panel Overview
17	Basics Tab
18	Publish Security Tab
19	Comment Security Tab
20	Display Names Tab
21	Class Roster Tab
22	Deleting a Class
23	Teacher Panel
24	Teacher Panel
25	Publishing an Entry
26	New Article
27	Public View
28	Public View
29	Approval Tool
30	Approval Tool
31	Public View
32	Documentation
33	Logout
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36	COPPA The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information from children under 13. The new rules spell out what a Web site operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online.
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38	Citations (Cont.) Richardson, Will. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks: Corwin P, 2006. Rivera, V. "Teaching Your Staff. American School Board Journal." 10 Mar. 2007 <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true &db=tfh&AN=22034382&site=ehost-live.com>. Warlick, David. "Class Blogmeister." 2007. 28 Jan. 2007 <www.classblogmeister.com>.
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