I believe using a blog in the classroom would engage the students. They understand the benefits of social networking. It can be empowering to all types of learners.
My biggest concern would be Anonymous comments. Standards and controls would need to be put in place and students must understand the need to be respectful and responsible.
Beyond the classroom, I see blogs as a great way to collaborate and communicate with parents, colleagues, family and friends. Ideas are limitless!
Article: Best of the Education Blog Awards - March 2006
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If you set your blog to require your ok before the comment is posted, you could have that layer of control. You could not publish posts unless the author was identified. Would that help?
Yeah -- I see you're using that feature!
I ran a message board on my original claas web site. Then it started to get spam bombs from porn sites, "online" drug stores, and various other internet baddies. I had to shut it down. For a while, it was very helpful for my students but when parents saw postings for inappropriate material, I got some pretty interesting emails!
This was before blogging really took off and there are now safety features in place to prevent that from happening.
I really like the idea of being able to use blogs for the classroom though blog etiquette should be reviewed in the classroom setting before actually posting.
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