Blogging in the Classroom

Below are several examples of blogs that can be used for educational purposes.  You can also use the resources below to create a blog of your own.

Blogs To Visit

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Real Climate:  A blog run by a group of climate scientists.  The blog is frequented by many scientists and journalists involved in researching and reporting climate science.

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Kottie Christe Blick in New Zealand:  Kottie Christie Blick is a 4th grade teacher from South Orangetown on sabbatical in New Zealand.  This is her blog.

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Jane Goodall:  Biologist Jane Goodall and her staff maintain this blog while reseqarching chimpanzee's in Africa.

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Alex Gough's blog from Antarctica.

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NASA's Earth Observatory:  A blog of news from NASA.  You cannot comment back.

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Jacob Tanenbaum on the Bering Sea:  Jacob Tanenbaum's blog from the Bering Sea in June of 2006.

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Anderson Cooper 360:  A news blog from CNN reporter Anderson Cooper

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Jacob Tanenbaum in Japan In 1998, Jacob went to Japan and communicated with his students using the web.  Compare this site to the 2006 Bering Sea blog to see how far technology has progressed.

 

Make Your Own Blog

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www.blogger.com

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www.wordpress.com 

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www.livejournal.com