Educational Information Sources Online

I've designed two new blogs, as companions to my Web Tools Workshop and my Educational Uses of Weblogs Workshop. Here they are:

Web Tools

Presentation Blog 

If you're looking for a decent site to set up an educational blog for yourself or your students, Edublogs is the site for you. The site uses WordPress open source software, which is a very user-friendly and robust application. You can have multiple users, categorize, and password protect posts with WordPress. There are a number of templates to choose from and you can upload audio, video, or document files you would like to share with others (with a size limit). I love WordPress, and the best part is you don't have to have your own host. Edublogs hosts your educational blog for you.

I came across this really fun little site called Scrapblog. It allows you to post photos in a scrapbook type format. There are all kinds of neat backgrounds and decorative touches you can use.

I found this site, somehow, I can't remember now how I came across it. Oh, someone linked to my other site via this and I saw it in my stats. It's a search engine for grabbing archived (cached?) website information. Kind of a neat concept. Still experimenting with the Internet Archive WaybackMachine. Cool name in any case. I think it would be useful if you have a date or dates you viewed info but can't remember the URLs, etc.

Popurls is a site that compiles headlines and "buzz" from numerous feeds across the web. It includes news, blog posts, photos, video, and more. The look of the page can be customized for easier reading (larger font and white background) by clicking on the top right hand buttons on the page. Lots going on here, but can be useful if you need the latest rumblings on the net.

Here is the list of blogging resources from the presentation:
Ways To Use Blogs In Education

Info On Blogging
Weblogs Compendium- Blog Hosting Resources

Weblogs In Education Article NITLE Newsletter

Examples of School Library Blogs
Berkeley High School Library Blogs - posting book reviews

Mabry Middle School Library Blog - posting library announcements

Bibliotalk Book Review

The Polar Bear's Classroom Online

Here's yet another great site on educational blogging resources. More resources on blogging in the educational setting are here.

Of course, here's the expert in educational weblogging. Make sure and check out the practices and resources links.

Here's a nice introductory overview of how educators can use web logs in the classroom.

I've just recently started a new resource weblog where I will be posting various online resources and information about the humanities. I found that I was coming across many wonderful online collections and thought they deserved a home of their own. The new blog is called Humanities Web.