The forum styled discussion has been a really interesting way to promote dialogue and I thank everyone for their comments to date.
Liz has asked for some good sites for teachers about blogging. If you look at the top of this page you will see a number of ‘pages’, one of which is ‘Resources’ which does list some sites. I personally have found this site good for beginners: http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/?&token=4ca51805a19fe328c6786e191ebdc6d5
However I have found I have learnt the most by visiting the blogs of others. It’s almost like visiting a fellow teacher’s classroom – observing, questioning and sharing via professional dialogue. Graham Wegner’s blog http://gwegner.edublogs.org/ and Al Upton’s http://alupton.wordpress.com/ are great places to start.
The first time we all post a comment is tricky. I have had numerous emails from friends and colleagues asking me how to do so and would they be able to edit their comment if they made a mistake. So many times I haven’t had the answers and almost rang or emailed Al or James Farmer http://www.incsub.org/blog/ for advice.
The aim of this blog is to encourage educators to explore blogs and other social software as part of their professional learning journey – and in doing so, collaborate with those amongst us who are experts and fellow travellers!
Karen Church
