What are educational blogs?

An edublog is a blog created for educational purposes. Edublogs archive and support student and teacher learning by facilitating reflection, questioning by self and others, collaboration and by providing contexts for engaging in higher-order thinking.

Is NYT learning Network free?

It’s all free. Welcome to The Learning Network. Here are four quick facts about our site: The Learning Network publishes about 1,000 teaching resources each school year, all using Times content — articles, essays, images, videos, graphics and podcasts — as teaching tools across subject areas.

What is the benefits of using blogs in education?

Blogging develops students’ analytical thinking and increases learning to a higher level, not merely just “understanding” and “remembering” instructional materials. Before their thoughts can be written down, students need to analyze the subject and then clarify their thoughts about the subject.

What is KQED MindShift?

MindShiftMindShift This means examining the role of technology, discoveries about the brain, racial and gender bias in education, social and emotional learning, inequities, mental health and many other issues that affect students.

How do I write an educational blog?

Here’s 10 tips:

  1. Pick your topic, set your aims.
  2. Choose the right platform: Once you know your topic and what you want to get out of writing the blog post, choose the platform which will meet your aims.
  3. Use an effective title.
  4. Know your audience.
  5. Translate your language.
  6. Be concise.

What is The New York Times Learning Network?

The Learning Network site is dedicated to helping people teach and learn with Times content. Every school day since 1998, it has offered fresh classroom resources — from lesson plans and writing prompts to news quizzes, student contests and more — all based on articles and images published on NYTimes.com.