Now Blogging... Teaching with Technology

You may have noticed this month's newsletter has a slightly different look. I have written a few articles this school year about the benefits of web 2.0, blogging, RSS, etc. but I've been communicating through a "static" webpage. So I thought it was time for me to "walk the talk" and modify the newsletter into a blog format. The benefits?

• Comments: Most blogs allow you to leave comments after each post (article). This is an efficient way to share your thoughts about the article, offer suggestions, and read the comments of other readers.
• Archives: The blog will automatically sort previous posts according to the month and year they were written. Select any previous month to read previous articles.
• Tagging: Each post is labeled with one or more "tags" (categories). If the reader wants to view posts about similar topics, the tag link with show all posts in the same category.
• RSS: Real Simple Syndication gives visitors an option to "subscribe" to the blog. Now, instead of having to check several blogs for updated information, the visitor opens their RSS aggregator (i.e. Google Reader) to view updated posts from their subscriptions. [read more about RSS]

You will notice that all previous articles have been transfered to this blog as well. Take a look around, leave a comment or two, and feel free to contact me if blogging in your classroom interests you.