http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org Collaborative Learning through Reading and Writing Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/what-is-a-blog/ http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/what-is-a-blog/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:23:04 +0000 kfinklestein http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/what-is-a-blog/ Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.

]]> http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/what-is-a-blog/feed/ 0 http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/why-use-blogs/ http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/why-use-blogs/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:07:56 +0000 kfinklestein http://kfinklestein.edublogs.org/2006/04/29/why-use-blogs/ Blogs have many uses, but my interest is how blogs are used in education. Here are some of the most common uses for blogs in education.

• Teachers can use blogs to replace the traditional webpage
• Teachers can link internet pages that are related to the subjects they teach
• Blogs can be used for class topic discussions
• Teachers can summarize lessons and post homework for students who are absent
• Students can reflect on their learning through blogs

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