A great post on how to get started using Edublogs as well as blogs in general. Links out to tutorials and others' great posts about using blogs in classrooms.
Fireworks was originally created as an image editing and web design application by Macromedia, for quick web mock-ups, and optimizing images for the Web. It
A model will help you be consistent, develop to good design principles, and create a consistent experience for your learners. One tried and trusted model that should be in any designer's toolkit is the Knowledge and Skills Builder model.