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Wordpress Tutorials- these will help you post your first post on your blog.  As well as change your avatar.  Have fun!

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"The whole idea of the Blog is to publish one's ideas for the purpose of sharing."

"If we as educators recognize the position blogging now has and will continue to have in our society, we need to take responsibility for teaching proper use in whatever our academic field of choice"

I have started to think about how to help students understand the importance of critically evaluating the information on-line. I have found a few sites over the years and after the year 8 immersion days I believe that it is time to come up with some lessons that teachers can use. There have been some very good posts about this topic already. Langwitches post "Don't Believe Everything You See Online" being one.

Due to Khan Academy's popularity, the idea of the flipped classroom has gained press and credibility within education circles. Briefly, the Flipped Classroom as described by Jonathan Martin is:

This page contains multiple "how to" video tutorials to show you how to leave a comment on a blog, write a new post, adding links and embedding photos or videos.  These will be useful when you start blogging.

I recently blogged that you can now play Angry Birds in your web browser. This opens up all sorts of video analysis possibilities for physics lessons and assessment. Students can easily make their own videos or you can pre-record your own. Videos can be recorded using Jing, Screencast-O-Matic, or Camtasia Studio. Analysis can be done in Logger Pro or Tracker.