Edublog

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An edublog is a blog written by someone with a stake in education. Examples might include blogs written by or for teachers, blogs maintained for the purpose of classroom instruction, or blogs written about educational policy. The collection of these blogs is called the edublogosphere by some, in keeping with the larger blogosphere, although that label is not necessarily universally agreed upon. Others refer to the community or collection of blogs and bloggers as the edusphere.

Contents 1 Word Usage 2 History of the Term 3 See also 4 Notable Edubloggers 5 Directories of Edubloggers 6 Awards 6.1 The Edublog Awards - Awards for scholarly and education focused bloggers 7 References 8 External links

Word Usage

Edublog - n. The blog itself. v. The act of writing such a post (edublogging).

Edublogger - p.n. A person who writes an edublog.

History of the Term

The Wayback Machine records a webpage at edublog.com as early as May of 2001. Another early recorded use of the term "edublog" can be traced to a webring called the Edublog WebRing, founded on January 30, 2002.

See also

• Blog
• Collaborative learning
• Educational technology
• E-learning glossary
• eLearning 2.0
• Networked learning
• M-learning
• Moblog
• Types of blogs
• Virtual learning environment
• Web-based training
• Educational blogging

Notable Edubloggers

• Stephen Downes
• Michael Feldstein
• Will Richardson

Directories of Edubloggers

There are Directories which list Edubloggers by country. Most include a name and a brief description of the concerns of the blog.

• UK and Ireland Edubloggers Directory
• Scottish Edubloggers Wiki
• Directory of Australian Edubloggers
• Frapper map of Edubloggers
• Support Blogging! and list of EduBloggers

Awards

The Edublog Awards - Awards for scholarly and education focused bloggers

The Edublog Awards were first hosted by James Farmer on his blog. They soon spread to include entries from around the world and have been voted on by thousands of educators. The list of categories changes from year to year, to adapt to the changing face of the edublog community.

• 2004 Edublog Awards.
• 2005 Edublog Awards.
• 2006 Edublog Awards.

References

• Australasian Journal of Education Technology 2004, 20(2), 232-247
• IT Literature Review, Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2005.

External links

• Free Edublogs - Widely used edublog by teachers.
• Classblogmeister Widely used free edublog for students and teachers.
• Elgg - Social networking site for educators which includes blogs.