What are blogs?
Julia & Bethany provide Blog Resources at NMSU
Wikipedia on Social Software
Meg Hourihan provides a cool discussion about blogging

Is blogging hard?
There are many blog tools you can use to get started as a new blogger. One of the easiest is Blogger. Blogger is part of the Google family now and the new version is even easier than the old one. Blogging is actually very easy. What's hard is having enough confidence to write something in your blog knowing that everyone in the world could view your words. If that's an issue, consider making your blog private.

FYI, the new RETAzens blog is a blogger blog. Julia's blog is a blogger blog. Bethany's blog is a WordPress blog.

WordPress has been one of the favorites for podcasters. If you plan to podcast through your blog, you may want to do some further research to find the right blog for you.

Blog Resources
NMSU CEL Blog Resources
Blog Tutorial - Tips for Blog Templates & Blog Design in Photoshop

Blog Resources In Education

http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/ This site is for the beginner who wants to use blogs in the classroom.