Using blogs to extend teaching, learning, and research in social studies education

A hands-on session at the

Ackerman Colloquium on Technology and Citizenship 2009

Alicia R. Crowe
Kent State University
June 19, 2009

 

Presentation Slides

 


 

Examples

High School Classroom Blogs

Andy Hostetler – Government Classes

Bryan Ashkettle – Government Classes

 

Graduate Course Blogs

Issues and Trends in Social Studies Education (Fall 2008) *I’ll need to give you a username and password when we are together.

Educating the Good Citizen Class Blog (Spring 2009)

 

Sites/Tools to start your own blogs or for your own students to start their own blogs

WordPress

http://wordpress.com/ (to have it hosted free by WordPress)

http://wordpress.org/ (to use the WordPress software on your own webhost/server)

Blogger

http://www.blogger.com

edublogs

http://edublogs.org/

Live Journal

http://www.livejournal.com/