Using Blogs with your students can help stimulate dialogue about various topics. Students can contribute to a blog to create an online conversation about a topic related to your teaching. Some ways teachers are using blogs in CB are:
- Facilitating online discussions
- Online newsletters
- To display information about clubs, student groups, events, and sports teams
- To publish work and allow for peer reflection
In Schoolwires, blogs are very easy to set-up and use. Please review these links below:
- This short video explains how to create a blog in Schoolwires.
- This video goes over how to create your first blog post.
- These typed directions explain how to set-up a blog to conform with the CB Blogging Guidelines.
Now that you have learned about blogging, please type a comment. Explain how you could use blogging with your students. Read everyone's comments and respond to one or two with feedback.
