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TimestampRecommened URL of Quality BlogAuthor of Recommended BlogBlog's NameRecommended Grade LevelRecommended Subject AreaWhy would you recommend this particular blog to teachers who are new to blogging?
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10/23/2011 10:51:50http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/@lindayollisMrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Middle SchoolLanguage Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies/ History, Sciences, Technology, Music, Travel• Wide range of subject matter
• Quality comments
• Interactive
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10/23/2011 10:57:54http://victoria-miriamsmoments.blogspot.com/@lindayollis and Miriam's motherMiriam's Magical Moments1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Middle SchoolLanguage Arts, Social Studies/ History, Sciences, Technology, Music, Art, Hobbies• Quality student blog (She earned her blog last year as a third grader,
she continues to publish as a fourth grader.)
• Variety of subject matter
• Integration of digital images
• Comments back to all visitors/Great blogging etiquette
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10/23/2011 11:07:28http://3nkids.blogspot.com/Rebecca Navarro3N Kids3rd GradePrimary HomeroomThis was Rebecca's first year with a class blog. She set up resources pages on her blog for her students to use for Language and Maths and she introduced quad blogging with schools around the world. She posted student work and encouraged other students to comment on the work. We worked together on how to write quality comments and on the difference between reflection and recount.
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10/23/2011 11:16:46http://mrsaandprek.blogspot.com/Lesley ArmstrongMrs Armstrong's PreK ClassPre-SchoolEarly YearsLesley has been blogging for a year. She updates her page often - at least weekly and sometimes daily with the activities that are going on in her class. She takes lots of photos to document student learning. She has added video including a video of herself trying to speak Russian for an international assembly so that students could practice too. At the end of the year she turned the whole blog into a book (a sort of class yearbook) for her parents to order online.
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10/23/2011 13:45:51http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/Linda Yollis Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog3rd GradeLanguage Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies/ History, TechnologyThis blog is a wonderful example of how to showcase authentic learning experiences in the classroom. Linda also engages her students and readers to comment and contribute content throughout the year.
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10/23/2011 19:31:59http://2kmand2kj.global2.vic.edu.au/Kathleen Morris & Kelly Jordan2KM And 2KJ @ Leopold Primary School2nd GradeLanguage Arts, Social Studies/ History, TechnologyKathleen & Jordan have been working on this class blog for a few years, and are very well known in the global education community for excellence in class blogging.
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10/23/2011 19:48:14http://www.grilledcheesesocial.com/Mackenzie SmithGrilled Cheese SocialMiddle School, High SchoolLanguage Arts, Sciences, Art, Family and Consumer SciencesWhile there are a lot of great educational blogs, I think it's great for teachers and students to look at the breadth of the landscape of informational text that blogs can provide. (This is specifically related to Common Core reading and writing standards as informational text, but also opportunities to fulfill the capacities of the College and Career Ready Student.) That said, I like this blog as a source of informational text about my favorite food: Grilled Cheese. I like the way the author gives step by step directions, visuals, and commentary on her artful creations. It would be a great model for someone to emulate as they start their own blog, no matter the topic, and no matter whether they are student or teacher! Take a look at the comments (but perhaps overlook some of the colorful language...). These are not just touchy-feely remarks...people are articulating WHY the post mattered to them. Metacognition and connections are what we want from these online interactions!
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10/23/2011 20:30:20http://2kmand2kj.global2.vic.edu.auKathleen Morris and Kelly Jordan2KM and 2KJ @ Leopold Primary School2nd GradeLanguage Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies/ History, Sciences, Library /Media, Technology, Sports
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10/23/2011 21:07:50http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/Linda YollisMrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog3rd GradeLanguage Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies/ History, Sciences, TechnologyThis class blog has regular engaging posts using a variety of media. Students, families and global visitors are encouraged to leave quality comments. A high standard of literacy and netiquette is encouraged.
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10/23/2011 21:59:44http://2kmand2kj.global2.vic.edu.au/@kathleen_morris and @kellyjordan822KM and 2KJ1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Middle SchoolLanguage Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies/ History, Sciences, Technology, Music˚ Excellent content
˚ Quality commenting practiced
˚ Fabulous digital footprint example
˚ Meaningful integration of technology
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10/24/2011 10:03:36http://innovativelearningdesigns.ca/Elisa CarlsonInnovative Learning Designs: teaching and learning in the 21 century Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Middle School, High SchoolLanguage Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies/ History, Sciences, Library /Media, TechnologyElisa Carlson writes with passion about 21cent learning.
Her writing is inspiring.
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10/25/2011 9:19:44http://www.brainpickings.orgMaria PopovaBrain PickingsMiddle School, High School, Higher EducationLanguage Arts, Social Studies/ History, Library /Media, Technology, ArtThe diversity of content, use of images to fill out content, linking to other blogs (very important part of blogging), and, perhaps most of all, it covers an interesting topic with passion and consistency.
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10/25/2011 9:24:32http://www.teachthought.comTerry HeickTeachThoughtMiddle School, High School, Higher EducationLanguage Arts, Library /Media, TechnologyTeachThought covers an existing (and perhaps saturated) topic (education) from new and interesting perspectives (culture, media, and technology).

It also has a combination of thorough editorials, easy-to-read digital essays, news, and helpful tools and multimedia for all stakeholders in education. Among other things, blogging is about serving others with through your passion and expertise. It also features guest posts from other related blogs to expand its reach.
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10/25/2011 9:31:29http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/Bill FerriterThe Tempered RadicalMiddle School, High SchoolPedagogyBill writes with a very honest and clear style about topics that will be immediately relevant to any classroom teacher K-12. He uses his blog to reflect on his practice, establishes networks, lesson successes and failures, and anything else related to the practice of teaching. His blog seems to be for him to make sense of his own experience more than any kind of a public soapbox. A blog is simply a means to express. It doesn't have to be heavily editorialized, chock full of great tools, or connected to every other blog on the planet. If you speak clearly about something you're interested in, chances are you'll find an audience. And even if you don't, a blog is an easy way to document the progression of your own thinking as you develop as a professional.
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10/25/2011 9:36:34http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/VariousCyborgologyHigher EducationCulture & Social MediaThis blog seems to function more as "pre-writing" for Doctoral work the writers are undertaking in parallel. Writing is about personal sense-making as much as it is communicating to others. Cyborgology allows the writers approach very high-level ideas without the burden of consumerism, editorial expectations, etc. They find something interesting, and write about it with others interested in the similar topics.
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10/27/2011 9:09:16http://mmelayman.wordpress.comLissa LaymanTe(a)ch FrenchHigh SchoolWorld LanguagesTeacher blogging about using tech in the classroom.
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10/27/2011 9:28:48http://www.EuroLondon.comEuro LondonEuro LondonMiddle School, High School, Higher EducationLanguage Arts, World Languages, Recruitment
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10/27/2011 9:29:39http://tlfrench3honors.wordpress.com/Wendy Stephens & Mrs. Pfistertlfrench3honorsHigh SchoolWorld LanguagesClasses & students collaborating in France and US.
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10/27/2011 9:30:20http://http://1lfrench2.wordpress.com/Wendy Stephens & Mrs. Pfister1l/french2High SchoolWorld LanguagesClasses & students collaborating in France and US.
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10/27/2011 9:30:54http://bts1french1.wordpress.com/Wendy Stephens & Mrs. Pfisterbts1/french2High SchoolWorld LanguagesClasses & students collaborating in France and US.
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10/27/2011 9:32:34http://jadoremonjob.wordpress.com/Fred DavignonJ'adore mon jobHigh SchoolWorld LanguagesEnglish teacher in France blogging about his experiences in the classroom.
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11/1/2011 5:21:10http://world of biologist.comntombythula.world of biologistHigh SchoolSciencesto educate children about biology and make things easy and simple for them.
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11/30/2011 23:00:42http://kochsage.blogspot.com/Julie KochPrimary ThinkersKindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd GradegiftedThis is the first year of her blogging journey. It is interesting to follow her blogs because she has one for each of her five groups of students. She has used a variety of web 2.0 applications to share the learning of her students and to engage students and parents in the learning process and to extend their learning beyond the classroom.
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