I have been helping educators manage their own classroom blogs for a few years now. Most of them use the software to post announcements, assignments, reminders, etc. But a few are now engaging students in public responses to their blog posts, and a few more are exploring ways to engage students in writing the blog. In case you are in a similar situation, this resource might help you decide how to run a group-authored blog: [...]

In the January 2011 issue of the Journal, author Bridget McCrea writes about five free professional development resources. One of those five resources is Teachers’ Domain. McCrea writes, “Teachers’ Domain is an online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from public television. Featuring content from Frontline, American Experience, Nova, and other public broadcasting programming, the site is run by the WGBH Educational Foundation, a Boston-based organization that operates the local PBS affiliate, and [...]