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Get started with blogging .

Here is a collection of links to get you started learning how to blog. The first two links are to tutorials for Blogger and Edublogs respectively. The next links offer some blogistical suggestions and classroom examples. The final link is a podcast of Tom talking about blogging.

• blog quick and easy with Blogger
• blog quick and easy with Edublogs (offsite link)
• blogging administration: privacy and security issues
• classroom blogging examples
• Tom's podcast on blogging activities

Creative Uses of Email and Chatting.

Teachers can email students homework assignments, class notes, multimedia files, and various other course materials, and that’s just a start. Creative uses of email can help spur discussion and active learning.

• Classroom Chatting
• Creative Uses of Email

Videoconferencing with Skype and iChat.

Vidoeconferencing is easier than ever. Reach out to teachers and students from around the world.

• Skype tutorial
• iChat tutorial

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