Not a Natural Blog(ger)

Wow! I have thought that I was busy before, but this year definitely topped them all. It is impossible to describe what all went on without boring us all, but I am certainly glad to be down to just one job and some school for a few months. So, that is my excuse (and I'm sticking to it) for not blogging since last July.

However, I did want to have a few new entries to show that I do still know how to blog and that I actually want to do it. Blogging like reading is one of those luxuries that I need to find time for even when I am busy. That will have to be one of my new goals for the upcoming year. Using blogs in the classroom is a valuable tool and worth the time it takes to set up and maintain. Despite my best intentions the year passed without me writing or using blogs. That was a backslide from the previous year and I regret the slip.

So, this summer I plan to start setting the framework so that Blogging becomes part of my routine and my students. To that end I am posting today and revising all the information I have for the workshops that I will present this summer about blogging, wikis and other online tools for writing in the classroom.