Blogs are user generated commentary published to the Internet. Topics can be just about anything. Blogs allow you to post information on the net, they also allow others to comment on your postings, thus making it a social interaction. The video below sheds more light on blogs.

Blog's in Plain English

Follow this link for information on Educational Blogs. Here are some links where you can create you own Educational Blog: Edublogs, Blogger, WordPress.

This wiki provides examples of all the cool new Web 2.0 tools out there you can integrate into your classroom. This particular wiki was made using PBWikibut there are others: Wiki Spaces and Wet Paint. If you are new to the wiki phenomenon here is a video that will clear it up for you or you can go here for Wiki Spaces new Educational Wikis aimed at helping educators develop their own wiki.

        Wiki's in Plain English 

The funny looking strands of words below are a del.icio.us tag roll. These are best described in the video below. Social bookmarking is a quick and easy way to keep the sites you like and find out new sites others are using. You can also post your tags on your wiki, blog or web page to share with students and colleagues.

Social Bookmarking in Plain English

  Newberry's del.icio.us

The little orange box above with the letters RSS allow you to subscribe to my delicious tags. When I update my tags you will be updated with the new additions. Watch this video to get a better understanding of RSS and feeds.

      RSS in Plain English

In order to subscribe to rss feeds you need an aggregator. Internet Explorer has a built in aggregator, here is a list of some other aggregators, some you need to download others are hosted on the Internet. I use Net Vibes to subscribe to news sites such as CNN, ESPN and blogs.