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How to Start an Education Blog

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Specialized blogs are all over the Internet, but education blogs are smaller in number than most categories. Education blogs can serve not only as a teaching journal for an individual, but also offer a variety of educational tips, tricks and lesson ideas for other educators in cyberspace. A few quick steps can help you start an education blog.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Find a home on the web. A number of sites like Blogger, Wordpress and Livejournal offer web space for users to create a blog. Typepad and sites like it offer a blogging service but for a small fee.

  2. Step 2

    Collect your ideas and begin to post about education. Your own personal experience is a great place to start since new educators and seasoned professionals often like to read about their field and find similarities with others. An education blog can be the starting point for building a community of educators.

  3. Step 3

    Talk shop. Many educators surfing the Internet are looking for innovative lesson ideas and methods to add to their bag of tricks. By posting about ideas and lessons that have worked for you, you can quickly build a following for your education blog.

  4. Step 4

    Write special posts on educational events in your area or nationwide. Whether it's a great conference or a noteworthy workshop, by spreading the word about education you can start to gain regular blog readers.

  5. Step 5

    Comment on the state of education. Most teachers have a definite opinion on governmental education policy, so if you feel like starting a serious conversation, consider posting your thoughts on education today. Invite your readers to comment about your thoughts and you will likely have an involved conversation on your hands.

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