Blogging
to Connect, Create
and Collaborate
The following references
are available online at:
http://my.uen.org/18059
What is a Weblog?
A weblog (aka Blog)
is a live online journal that can be easily and instantly updated. A Blog can be a frequently posted list of interesting web
sites, or a personal diary of events and thoughts, or a combination of the two
(among many other things.) The newborn publishing world of weblogs
seems to be having a significant impact on digital culture, communication,
education, and publication.
The best
proof of impact at the moment is the proliferation of Election and Political Blogs that have sprung up around presidential candidates,
parties, and news agencies. Bloggers are constantly
defining and debating the definition of a weblog, as
well as presenting their reasons for keeping a blog.
--Pattie Belle Hastings, Assistant Professor
in the Computer Science and Interactive Digital Design Department at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT.
http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/PHastings/what.html
RESEARCH
Pew Research - Internet & American Life Project
44% of Internet users have created content for the online world
through building or posting to Web sites, creating blogs,
and sharing files.
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/reports.asp?Report=113&Section=ReportLevel1&Field=Level1ID&ID=484
EDUCATION BLOGS
Weblogg-ed.com
Best blog on education blogging I've seen. Maintained by Will
Richardson, Supervisor of Instructional Technology at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, NJ.
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/
The Gifted Thing
A Utah summer with Dave Wiley and the USU team
http://www.reusability.org/blogs/jay/archives/000235.html
EdBlogger
Praxis
Examples of educator blogs sorted
by pre-k and kinder, primary, EFL/ESL, cross grade, high school, school
library, school administrator, etc.
http://educational.blogs.com/edbloggerpraxis/
EDUCATION BLOGS (continued)
Teachnology : Teaching Blogs
http://www.teachnology.org/teachingblogs
Seb's Open
Research
http://radio.weblogs.com/0110772/
Clipping: Pointers and thoughts on the evolution of
knowledge sharing and scholarly communication
Delano High
School
High School Home page built in a blog
format, cited among Will Richardson's best practices links.
http://www.delanohighschool.org
Clipping: "school of over 2700 students, located in the
City of Delano, Kern County, State of California"
UTAH BLOGS
Windley's Enterprise Computing Weblog
http://www.windley.com/index.html
Clipping: Organizations Usually Get the IT They Deserve
Jim's Pond - Exploring the Universe of Ideas
Personal/professional blog of Jim
Stewart, UEN Director of Technical Services
http://radio.weblogs.com/0117808/
THE Network Security Blog - Geek
Troy Jessup
http://www.ndnn.org/blog/
Pete Kruckenberg's Perfect
World
Pete is senior network engineer at the Utah Education
Network.
http://pete.kruckenberg.com/blog/
Dan's Cancer Weblog
http://www.mustard.com/myeloma.html
Clipping: I'm not exaggerating when I say that my experience
with this disease has brought joy to my life that I never anticipated in the
form of new friends, closer relationships to family, new appreciation for the
kindness of strangers...
Rich's UEN Blog
http://rfin.blogspot.com/
BLOG-LIKE SITES
UEN - The Governor's Monthly News Conference - Transcripts
& Streaming Video
Watch the latest news conference or read the transcript. Archived transcripts starting in June 1999.
http://www.uen.org/News/news_group.cgi?category_id=15
UEN - Calendar of Events
What's ahead for Utah educators,
students and parents. Also includes archives of past
events.
http://www.uen.org/News/news_group.cgi?category_id=3
UEN - News Articles
What's new for educators, students and parents at the Utah
Education Network, KULC and KUED.
http://www.uen.org/News/news_group.cgi?category_id=2
BLOG-LIKE SITES (continued)
SLC Public Library : Events
http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/master_events.jsp?parent_id=9&page_id=21
Google News
Search and browse 4,500 news sources updated continuously.
http://news.google.com/
FREE BLOG PROVIDERS
Blogger.com
The provider that fueled the blogging
revolution. Free and premium (pay) versions.
http://www.blogger.com/
Diaryland.com
Aimed at a younger crowd. Easy sign up procedure. No banner or pop up ads.
http://www.diaryland.com/
LiveJournal.com
Webby award-winning site used by
400,000+ worldwide.
http://www.livejournal.com/
Xanga.com
Rated 3 in Free Blog
Providers on Mar 4, 2004 at 03:33:52 GMT. (0 views)
Available in free and premium (pay) versions.
http://www.xanga.com/
OTHER BLOG SERVICES / SOFTWARE
movabletype.org
Rated 3 in Other Blog
Services / Software on Mar 4, 2004 at 18:39:30 GMT. (0 views)
Donation supported. $20 - $45 buys the software license.
Commercial accounts: $150.
http://www.movabletype.org/donate.shtml
TypePad
Online service from MoveableType. Monthly pricing at $4.95, $8.95 and $14.95.
http://www.typepad.com/site/features/
Radio UserLand
After free 30-day trial period, Radio costs $39.95 per year
with 40 megabytes of storage.
http://radio.userland.com/
EBN - Educational Bloggers
Network
Paid Service marketed to educators. The first year rate is
$19.95. After the first year, the educational rate is $39.95 per year.
http://www.ebn.weblogger.com/newsItems/departments/policiesAndPolitics
FREE CONTENT CREATION TOOLS
UEN - my.uen
Educator-created customized web page to share information
and resources with students, parents, and the learning community.
http://my.uen.org/myuen/MyUen
FREE CONTENT CREATION TOOLS (continued)
UEN - Virtual Tours
Educator-created virtual tours organized by Utah core
curriculum. Registered UEN educators can quickly create their own content using
this tool.
http://www.uen.org/tours/
UEN - Activities
Educator-created activites
organized by Utah core
curriculum. Registered UEN educators can quickly create their own content using
this tool.
http://www.uen.org/activities/
UEN - Rubric Tool Home
Browse exiting rubrics, adapt or create your own, online
tutorial included.
http://www.uen.org/rubric/
UEN - Lesson Plan Tool
Browse existing lesson plans, adapt or create your own,
online tutorial included
http://www.uen.org/lessonplan/
UEN - Basic HTML Tags Tutorial
One page reference for Formatting Text with basic HTML tags.
http://www.uen.org/tutorial/html/my.uen/htmltags.html
SURWEB - State of Utah Resources
Web
Educator-created multimedia presentations using a
huge library of images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital
sources.
http://www.surweb.org/
MyEdesk Reference
Desk
Create, manage, and distribute portfolios, lesson plans,
presentations, study guides, and more.
http://myedesk.org/refdesk.aspx
Clipping: Use several proven search engines to find reliable
resources to add to the content of collections. Search for and find teacher,
student, administrator, and power users to share content and collections.
Create, format, and edit documents using the powerful Virtual Notepad. Bookmark
your favorite websites and upload files to your personal storage space from
anywhere on the web.
POLITICS
Utah Policy
Political Weblog
http://www.utahpolicy.com/pages/talkingpoints.htm
Clipping: what's up in Utah politics,
media, public affairs
Bush
http://www.georgewbush.com/blog/
Dean
http://www.blogforamerica.com/
Kerry
http://blog.johnkerry.com/
JOURNALISM
OJR article: Blogging as a Form of
Journalism
Online Journalism Review - USC Annenberg
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1017958873.php
Clipping: Weblogging will drive a
powerful new form of amateur journalism as millions of Net users — young people
especially — take on the role of columnist, reporter, analyst and publisher
while fashioning their own personal broadcasting networks.
