Displaying 23 Great Resources   The State of Educational Blogging Released October 2014, this paper takes a look at the key trends of educational blogging in the past year, including key findings, benefits of blogging and platforms used.  http://www.theedublogger.com/2014/10/14/the-state-of-educational-bl ogging-2014/   Blogging as Pedagogy: Facilitate Learning Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano (Langwitches) offers tips and a graphic explaining how blogging can support reading, writing, reflecting and sharing and "support the strategies, techniques and approaches to facilitate the learning in your classroom no matter what grade level, age group and subject area."...  http://langwitches.org/blog/2014/06/03/blogging-as-pedagogy-facilit ate-learning/   35 Ways to Use Twiducate for Deeper Learning "Here are 35 ways to use Twiducate to deepen learning. I have split the tips up into four sections; using the main "Post to Class" section, using the "Important Dates" section, using the "Class Bookmarks" and using the "Chat" option." [site]  http://taitcoles.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/35-ways-to-use-twiducate- for-deeper-learning/   Twitter Smart Card This 2-page Twitter Smart Card offers some privacy tips for using Twitter, in particular with account settings, profile and notifications.  http://www.umassd.edu/media/umassdartmouth/publicsafety/pdfs/Twitte r_Smart_Card.pdf   Twitter For Learning: 7 Ideas For Using Hashtags In The Classroom This article provides the netiquette of creating a hashtag and examples of how to use hashtags to increase student engagement.  http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/twitter-for-learning-7-ide as-for-using-hashtags-in-the-classroom/   36 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom This slideshow reviews some practical applications for Twitter use within the context of the classroom.  https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8   Commoncraft: Twitter in Plain English Commoncraft uses cut-outs to create a simple and visually appealing description of the social networking phenomonon, Twitter.  http://www.commoncraft.com/video/twitter   Langwitches: Assessment in the Modern Classroom: Part Three Part Three of this series deals with blog writing. Open up the graphic pdfs to get a breakdown of suggestions for assessing blog writing.  http://langwitches.org/blog/2013/02/05/assessment-in-the-modern-cla ssroom-part-three/   Langwitches: Assessment in the Modern Classroom: Part One This article is the first in a series about assessing 21st Century student activities. How can we use Bloom's taxonomy and higher order thinking to assess students' use of Twitter?  http://langwitches.org/blog/2013/02/05/assessment-in-the-modern-cla ssroom-part-one/   Langwitches: Blogging Frameworks This pdf resource provides a blogging framework for each grade from Kindergarten to grade 8.   http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Blogging-Fra mework.pdf   Commoncraft: Wikis in Plain English This creative and simple video explains wikis, both how they work and how they can be effective. Be sure to check out the other videos: social networking, twitter, podcasting and blogs.  http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english   Safety Tips for Blogging This tip sheet provides a quick blogging primer for parents and guidelines for teens interested in creating their own blog.  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/parents/social/blogging.aspx   Edmodo at a Glance "What is Edmodo? Watch this video to get a glimpse of how Edmodo can help make your classroom a community."   http://www.schooltube.com/video/c57360ea3f95ad0e09b6/Edmodo%20at%20 a%20Glance   18 Interesting Ways to Use a Wiki in the Classroom This slideshow reviews some practical applications for Wiki creation and use within the context of the classroom.  https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_164hj4tw6gf   64 Interesting Ideas for Class Blog Posts This slideshow reviews some practical applications for blog creation and use within the context of the classroom.  https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfNz Q5ZnpiczlxYzM&hl=en_GB   What is RSS? In this blog, the author describes RSS technology and how you can use it to keep track of your favourite news sites and blogs. There's a great video at the bottom of the page!  http://www.problogger.net/what-is-rss/   Weblogs In and Around the Classroom "Weblogs are increasingly being used in education by researchers, teachers, and students. Professors are keeping research blogs, requiring students to blog, or creating course weblogs. Students are keeping course blogs or personal blogs. Scholars are studying and writing about the weblog phenomenon...  http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/PHastings/classroom.html   The Promise and Perils of Blogging This useful handout explains the advantages and disadvantages of blogs, as well as pointing out how to create blogs in a safe manner.  http://www.isafe.org/imgs/pdf/education/Blogging.pdf   Reflection and the Middle School Blogger: Do Blogs Support Reflective Practices The "research examined 12 randomly selected blogs from a population of 38 teacher-created, teaching-centered blogs to determine whether they were useful reflective devices for practicing middle school teachers." (site)  http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2006/MS_blogs/index.htm   Childnet: BlogSafety On this website you will find useful information on how to get the most out of using blogs and learn about how to use the new social networking websites safely and positively. [Site]   http://www.childnet.com/blogsafety/index.html   Blogger's Contract Here's a sample contract for a student starting to blog. It recognizes the importance of digital honesty and accountability.  http://www.classblogmeister.com/bloggers_contract.doc   Weblogg-ed Presentation Links - Wikis "What's a Wiki? A wiki is a type of website that allows users to easily add and edit content and is especially suited for collaborative writing (Wikipedia). That means that on typical wikis, anyone can edit anything at anytime. Fun! Because of how open most wikis are, many educators find them a bit...  http://webloggedlinks.pbwiki.com/Wikis   Sharing Creative Works This is an illustrated primer on how creative commons licenses works; it provides some excellent ideas for considering copyright and permissions for original works.  http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Sharing_Creative_Works Displaying 23 Great Resources