Intro+to+the+Tools

For our research we chose to focus on two Web 2.0 tools, Blogs and Glogs.

 instructor@scholastic.com
 * Blogs
 * [[image:kidblog_logo.jpg width="241" height="243" align="right"]]The term blog is really an abbreviation for web log and is simply a log or journal that is housed on the Internet.
 * "Every K-12 classroom should have a classroom blog to [|interactively share student work]. Classroom blogs offer a virtual space for teachers as well as students to provide “windows” into the learning which is taking place in the classroom, and are ideal for sharing photos, brief summaries, links, and other updates related to classroom activities."Kidblog is a safe and secure blogging environment developed by teachers for educational use." [|Wes Fryer, //Moving at the Speed of Creativity//]
 * There are many different blogging platforms available, but we chose Kidblog for several reasons:
 * Simplicity of use
 * Free
 * Privacy settings
 * Instructor controls