Change the way your students respond to what they read, hear or watch by creating a blog or forum where they can communicate their thinking and others can comment as well.
Benefits
More freedom to write.
Ability to collaborate in shared writing.
Students can add images and videos to work.
Feedback and comments from peers and teacher.
More freedom to write.
Ability to collaborate in shared writing.
Students can add images and videos to work.
Feedback and comments from peers and teacher.
Tools
Edublog is a free web-based tool stat allows students materials, news, downloads and links. I t can also facilitate online discussion and collaboration. Teachers can use Edublog to create a class website that students can contribute to as well as share their ideas on the class blog.
10 ways to use Edublog in the classroom |
Kidblog is a free online blogging platform that allows students to blog in a secure classroom space. These blogs are not made public except the people that the teacher allows, ie. the class. Teachers have the ability to create questions, moderate and set up different groups within the blog. There is also a print function that allows parents to see what their child is doing. How to use Kidblog Using Kidblog for Math Journals |
Blogger is a free publishing site where users can post public or private posts on their blog. Students can also comment on the blogs of others and interact with other users by providing feedback. Users can write in their blogs, include links, images, videos, graphics or anything from the web. How to use Blogger Journal Writing with Blogger |