Main Content What is blogging? 3 sizes: Small: "Microblog" Twitter, Tumblr Medium: "a page or so" Large: "'long form" for magazines (for writers who have skills) Types: images, texts, links Purpose: Diary/Journal, CMS (course management system, publications (talk about something you’re good at) How can teachers use blogs? Emily’s walkabout: 1) Teacher #1: Digital Portfolio - includes teacher resume, sample lesson plans, projects + results, pictures (great for job interviews) 2) Teacher #2: CMS (Course Management System) - Moodle.com, Coursera.org, etc. Emily uses blogs to post her lesson agenda to save time instead of writing the agenda at the beginning of class every day. It can also serve as a reference for students who don’t come to class or for Emily when she wants to look back to what she did. List of possible blog creation sites to check out: FREE: Pinterest.com, Blogger.com, Learnist.com, Wordpress.com, Tumblr.com, Weebly.com PAID: Squarespace.com, Posthaven.com What's In My Bag? Emily: Thin Addictives (http://nonnis.com/products/thinaddictives/) Roger: Frixion Pen from Pilot (http://pilotpen.us/brands/frixion/)