blogs

Blogs
A blog is a website containing entries (called “posts”) which appear in reverse chronological order, with the most recent post at the top of the page. Following any post, readers may leave a “comment” which could expand on the ideas in the post or respond to questions raised. Traditional websites require a bit of tech know-how, but blogs are easy to create and can be maintained by almost anyone, making them a great choice for classroom and educational use. Following are examples of how blogs can be used to share updates and announcements or to provide assignments and classroom support.

Examples
[|Superintendent’s Blog] - district superintendent communicates with parents and community members [|News from the Principal] - elementary principal updates families [|Mr. Wozniak’s Classroom Blog] - elementary teacher posts assignements and updates for students and parents

Learn More About This Tool
The following video, “Blogs in Plain English,” gives a good overview of what a blog is.

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There are a number of sites that allow you to create blog for free, one of the simplest being [|Blogger]. Following is a video tutorial showing how to create a blog using Blogger.

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