Blogs

Definition A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Blogs for Students

http://spanishdve.blogspot.com/ http://wojtera.edublogs.org/ http://ehsespanol4.wordpress.com/ http://vocabularypractice.blogspot.com/ http://mmehenderson.typepad.com/ http://zachary-jones.com/spanish/

Blogs for Language Teachers

http://isabellejones.blogspot.com/ http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/ http://musicuentos.blogspot.com/ http://www.helenabutterfield.net/ http://miscositasblog.blogspot.com/ http://www.boxoftricks.net/ http://ochoamores.typepad.com/morespanish/ http://amandasalt.blogspot.com /

Get Started :

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Blog Platforms:

http://posterous.com/

http://wordpress.com/

http://www.blogger.com/home

Basic Set-up  Google Account  Create a new blog  Post  Edit a post  Settings (old editor)  Set to modify comments  Modify a comment

Kick it up a Notch  Add a gadget  Add a video <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Add a picture <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> Embedding widgets

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