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=101 Uses of Blogs in the Elementary Setting = =​Advice For Educators=

There are several examples all over the internet of how blogs can be used in or benefit the elementary setting. Here are just a few to get you started. I know it says 101 and maybe by the time you finish reading you will have thought of a few on your own. Enjoy! =Articles= = = =Multimedia Presentations=
 * [|Hot Blogging]:A Framework for Blogging to Promote Higher Order Thinking by Lisa Zawilinski is an article from The Reading Teacher journal about the positive impact blogging can have on reading. The author also reviews four types of blogs that are being used in the classroom including classroom news blog, mirror blog, showcase blog, and literature response blog.
 * Read why, how, and concerns about using blogs with students.

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 * [|Grandview Library]explores the many avenues one can take with blogs in an elementary school. Some are password protected like the organizers but others are free to view. Enjoy!
 * Enjoy scrapbooking? Here is a school that decided to archive the year's [|events] using a blog. What a great keepsake adn great for the parents too!
 * Use blogs to review the lesson of the day and have students answer questions about the lesson like this 6th grade teacher.
 * One of the many lesson plans on Grandview's blog. This particular one is on [|wild animals] for second grade.
 * Students can assume the role of an animal to share what is happening in the classroom.
 * Learn how many teachers use blogs in their answer to one teacher's post, Examples of elementary blogs.

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