Blogging

[|Michelle Kutz's EDT 650 Blog] This is the blog that was created for EDT 650. It was created the first weekend during class.

**Articles and Websites Related to Blogs**
[|Teaching Today - Blog Basics] This article gives the basic overview of what a blog is. It gives teachers who are looking at this Glencoe website ideas how to incorporate the use of blogs in their classrooms. Although it doesn’t give specifics of how to use it, it does include pros and cons as well as where to go to get started for using blogs in the classroom. I can use this information to help determine if using a blog in my classroom would be a wise decision.

[|Blogging for Business Article] This article states that a blog can help increase the successfulness of a business and then goes on to explain seven tips for getting started using a blog. This article is the step above explaining what a blog is. It focuses more on tips for keeping up the blog that is created for a business. One of the tips explains how to use key words to make sure that the blog will appear when the words are used in search engines. I can use this article when teaching Small Business Ownership. I can explain to the students and show them the importance of getting the business’s name out for the public to see, especially if it is a new business.

[|What a Blog Can Do For Your Small Business Article] This article gives a short explanation of blogs and the difference between personal and business blogs. The article then goes on to explain the benefits to small businesses for using blogs. It states that is an easy way for small business owners to get their business online without having to take the time to learn the html code or to hire someone to create a website for them. I can use this article when teaching Small Business Ownership. I can explain to the students and show them an easier and cheaper alterative for creating a traditional website for the business they are starting.

[|Blog for Marketing Teachers] This blog is for marketing teachers. It is a blog that goes along with a newsletter that is sent out via email to marketing teachers. The purpose of this blog is for the people that compile the newsletter a way to get topics out to the teachers without having to wait for the next newsletter to come out. I can use this blog to find the most current topics that are being discussed by marketing educators.

[|Blogging for Business Blog] This blog is for business people. There are many different topics that are listed that explain different ways to develop and maintain effective internet presence as a business person. There are many different parts on this blog that give many different tips for being successful while using your own blog. (There is an interesting makeover of Don McLean’s American Pie about media and advertising. Check it out!) I can use this blog to research and stay up-to-date in the business field. I need to do this to make sure that I am teaching my students the current practices in the business field.