Many of us are struggling with how to blog as well as why to blog. From a teaching perspective I think the why is pretty obvious -- that elusive connection between writing (okay typing) and learning. Reviewing your thoughts and getting them down on paper helps place them in long term memory.
How is a little more difficult. For me, the most important aspect of blogging is to keep in mind that blogs are about conversation; they aren't a formal writing opportunity. You all have peer review journals for that.
The first step to blogging is to read blogs; today I read a blog post on how to blog - http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/my-advice-on-being-a-more-effective-blogger/
That blog also has a link to a "how to" on Google Reader, a reader for blogs. http://aquaculturepda.wikispaces.com/Subscribe. Personally I use Netvibes (www.netvibes.com) as my reader, but Google is easy to use also.
Lisa
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