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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

USING ONLINE JOURNALS AND BLOGS

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students explore using weblogs in the classroom. There are websites where teachers and students can sign up for their own blogs for free.
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Website
Other

Utah Online Services: Rss Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-regarded introduction to publishing RSS feeds, from the state of Utah Online Services division. In this workshop, you'll learn how to create, validate, parse, publish, and syndicate your own RSS news channel. The emphasis is on...
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Website
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Fagan Finder: All About Rss

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is about using RSS and Atom, from a non-technical standpoint.If you are interested in creating RSS feeds, see this RSS Workshop, or Atom for Publishers for Atom.
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: Interns? No Bloggers Need Apply

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the implications of employees including company information in personal blogs. Click on link to a lesson plan where students discuss the issues and create their own blogs.
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Article
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Xml: What Is Rss?

For Students 9th - 10th
A technical but easy-to-understand history and explanation of the RSS format. Examines the various versions of this useful content and news syndication tool so that programmers will have an idea of how to get started. Also contains a...