Introduction+to+Blogging

= ** What is a BLOG? ** =
 * Blogs (an animated video on Brain Pop - geared toward students from Grade 3-8+

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 * Blogs in Plain English ( a Common Craft Video) - A short introduction to Blogs - How they work and why they matter

If you are unfamiliar with blogs and blogging, please take some time to browse the information at these links or to do a web search for blogs on topics of interest to you. There are many different purposes for class blogs (which we will discuss) but you may want to search your own school board's links to various schools and classrooms to get an idea of how some of them are being used.

= Edublogger - Examples of Class blogs = @http://theedublogger.com/check-out-these-class-blogs/

= Set Up Your Blog = If you don't already have a blog, you might want to start with a free one through [|Edublogs]. For help and support while setting up, visit this [|site].