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Brief Description
A blog is a web log. It is a type of website which involves either one or more people making regular entries of commentary on a particular topic.

What's So Good About Blogs?

 * Very easy to use...even for those who are technically challenged :)
 * Blogs provide a space for students and teachers to share opinions and learning.
 * Blogs provide a forum for students to comfortably voice their learning and opinions increasing the notion of inclusivity.
 * Your changes appear instantly!
 * People located anywhere in the world can edit your blog.
 * Increases connectednessby providing an world-wide audience for student's work.
 * Potential to increase social supportas students can comment on each others work.
 * The conversational nature of blogs can lead to sustained communicationbetween your students and others.
 * Provides students with the opportunity to connect with experts in the field.
 * It's free!!

Tips To Get Started
BlogEd. This software is edublog

Examples
Here are some great examples that I stumbled across;

@http://lpatrick29.edublogs.org/  @http://missbeavis.edublogs.org/   @http://msxmas.edublogs.org/