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Welcome to Blogging!

I am completely new to Blogging, and I am not sure where to begin. I have had friends start "food" or "gardening" blogs. Perhaps it would be fun to create a "Quarantine" blog and we can all share advice on how to get through this time of social isolation. I think it would be a lot of sharing recipes and in-home workout tips. I am particularly curious to learn how to use this tool for education because, in my little knowledge of blogs, I have not found one related to education. I know that there are some out there, so I will have to look for them this week, but part of the reason I do not read or follow any is that Blogger and other blog websites are blocked by our school firewall, so they are useless for the 40 plus hours a week I spend on campus. 

This will be a fun adventure for me!

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  1. LeahMay 13, 2020 at 7:31 AM

    Welcome to the blogging world! I used to be a teacher and blogged constantly about my class. I love the idea of blogging about recipes or dogs (my true passion) but I never find the time for it. I also haven't used blogs for educational purposes other than the blogs I've come across when Googling something. I'm also excited about this new adventure!

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