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A special acknowledgment to Rachel Boyd @http://rachelboyd.blogspot.com/ and her class @http://room9nelsoncentral.blogspot.com/ for making these wonderful videos for all of us to view.



How can blogging support teaching and learning? There are many ways blogging can be used in an educational context. Edublogs have compiled a list of 10 ways to use your blog to teach. Other purposes for educational blogging include:
 * reflective learning journals
 * publishing written work
 * showcasing learning
 * supporting the key competencies
 * ePorfolios
 * links between school/home/community
 * providing students with a worldwide audience for their writing
 * promoting an ongoing cycle of interaction via writing, ie posts, comments, responses to comments, etc
 * the list goes on ...!

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Nelson Teacher Allanah King talks about the benefits of "opening the classroom walls to the outside world" through blogging, podcasts and wikis, including the authentic audience, the celebration of school events and engagement with the local community.