Blog-Related Links

Blog Providers

Provider	Website	Notes
Blogger	http://www.blogger.com	· Free · Hosted on their server · Quick, easy set-up, but customization is limited · May be blocked by school’s internet filter
Class Blogmeister	http://classblogmeister.com/	· Free · Hosted on their server · Supervisory features provided, cater to uses in education
Visit My Class	http://visitmyclass.com/	· Free · Hosted on their server · Supervisory features provided, cater to uses in education · Limitations in setting up student users
ePals SchoolBlog	http://schoolblog.epals.com/	· Annual subscription fees, based number of accounts, starting at $63.95 · Hosted on their server · Supervisory features provided, cater to uses in education · Offers more control over security features
Wordpress / Edu Blogs / Learner Blogs	http://wordpress.com/ http://edublogs.org/ http://learnerblogs.org/	· Offers free blog hosted on their server, with the ability to pay for upgraded features, or buy software to run on your own server · Comments can be reviewed before publishing · Offers more features with expandable functionality · Edu Blogs (educator blogs) and Learner Blogs (student blogs) are built on WordPress technology and cater to uses in education

Blog Examples

School and Class Blogs

Blog	URL Address	Provider
Meriwether Lewis Elementary School	http://lewiselementary.org	WordPress
Pacific Middle School Library BookBlog	http://beiffert.net/liblog/	WordPress
Mrs. Frye’s 2^nd Grade	http://visitmyclass.com/blogs/jfrye/default.aspx	Visit My Class
Ms. Hughe’s 3^rd Grade	http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=42346	Class Blogmeister
Mr. Hanlin’s 5^th Grade	http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=7067	Class Blogmeister
Mr. Meyer’s 5^th Grade	2005-2006 school year using Visit My Class http://visitmyclass.com/blogs/meyerisland/default.aspx 2006-2007 school year using Class Blogmeister http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blog_id=185218	Visit My Class Class Blogmeister
Mr. Alvaro’s 5^th Grade	http://visitmyclass.com/blogs/theskinny/default.aspx	Visit My Class
Mrs. Osteen’s 6^th Grade Language Arts	http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=17192	Class Blogmeister
Joseph H. Kerr School 7th & 8th Grade	http://mr-fisher.edublogs.org/about/	Edu Blogs Learner Blogs
Mr. Kuropatwa’s AP Calculus	http://apcalc06.blogspot.com/	Blogger
Mr. Watson’s High School Classes	http://mrwatsonsclasspages.blogspot.com/	Blogger

Blogs on School Library Media for Professional Development

• Judy O’Connell: http://heyjude.wordpress.com/
• Judy Gressel: http://newtrierlibrary.blogspot.com/
• Joyce Valenza: http://joycevalenza.edublogs.org/
• Mary Woodard: http://memw.edublogs.org/
• Judy O’Connell, Marita Thomas, and others: http://parra-bib-blog.blogspot.com/

Blog Search Engines and Lists

• Blogger Blog Search: http://search.blogger.com/
• Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/div/blogs/