Want to customize the appearance of your blog?

Several of you have been asking about ways to change the appearance of your blog beyond the choices provided to you by the blogger site.  Deme sent me this great link - and it's all free!  Thanks!  Enjoy!

Want to make links open in a new window?

Many of you have been asking about how to do this, since there is no simple setting for it.
Here is a link with easy-to-follow directions about how to do it - let me know if you want help making that change to your blog!

What is a good blog comment?

Here is a great resource to help you determine how to write a "best comment"

Sample blog about John Lewis

Here are some thoughts about John Lewis

McGuire, William, and Leslie Wheeler. "John Lewis." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 28 Jan. 2010. .

Howard Zinn dies at age 87

Howard Zinn, the author of "A People's History of the United States," a noted activist, teacher, and writer of many articles we'll read in our class this year, died this evening.  Here is a link to the New York Times obituary - there will certainly be a lot more written about him and his impact in the coming days... I'll miss his voice, perspective, and the important questions he urged us to ask.
Among the many places to read his essays on line is this site.

President Obama's first State of the Union Address

On the day we started blogging as a class, President Obama gave his first State of the Union Address.  You can read the text of it here and see the responses from our class in the blog roll on the left hand side.  Take a few minutes to read what people had to say - and post a response comment too!
Think about the issue you will be focusing on for the next few weeks - was it mentioned in the speech?  What did President Obama have to say about it?  What do think about it?