The document discusses blogging and the transition to Web 2.0 in schools. It encourages teachers to start blogging, provides tips for blogging best practices like having compelling titles and images, and discusses how blogging can help teachers gain influence and expertise. Resources are shared for setting up classroom blogs and finding images to illustrate blog posts.

1. Blogging for a better classroom Go to http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com For a Link to this Presentation And to participate in the Backchannel

3. What is Web 2.0?

6. The tools in school changed

8. Let’s Learn some New Words I am not afraid!

9. Source: The Wayback Machine Web 1.0 The Read Only Web

10. Web 2.0 The Read/ Write Web

11. Web 2.0 The Read/ Write Web The tools in school are changing again .

14. Meet your instructor: Vicki Davis Some of my classroom awards. ISTE’s 2007 SIGTel Online Learning Award Winner

16. What is a Blog?

17. Do blogs matter? I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over all these years either. — Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, Dec. 5, 2002 “ The Internet’s first scalp.” John Podhertz, The New York Post

19. Blogs and the media!

21. http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000493.html

22. Web + Log = Blog

32. 10 Habits of Bloggers That Win

33. If you mention it hyperlink it. Habit #1

34. The manual way to do it!

35. Habit #2 Have a tempting title.

37. Habit #3 Write and cut in half.

39. Habit #3 Write and cut in half.

40. Write first, format second. Habit #4

42. Habit #5 Paint a picture!

44. Before you bag it, tag it! Habit #6

47. After you post it, ping it! Habit #7

49. Habit #8 Never Throw Anything Away! (Archive It!)

50. Habit #9 Comment on the Articles you Write and Hyperlink to your article.

51. Habit #10 Get the stats back!

53. Commenting People read your comments People follow your Comments to Your blog You comment People read your blog

54. Where do I go from here? Start blogging!! Every expert was once a beginner.