Internet Lesson and Activity Plans for Teachers

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Blogs Objective: Understanding the value of weblogs, how to find them and how to start one Instructions: Have students read the following article: Of Blogs and Bloggers [http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/82blog.htm] Discussion: What is a webblog? What kinds of subjects do bloggers write about? How can you find blogs that interest you? How can blogs help you learn? How do you start your own blog? Activities: Use a search engine to locate a blog of interest to the class. Show students how a blog is structured. Using free online tools, such as Blogger.com, you can establish a blog for your class. Decide what the subject will be, how often new entries will post to the blog and who will provide the content. This can become an ongoing class activity. Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com) is Copyright 1996-2008. Michael Lerner Productions. All Rights Reserved.