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www.wallwisher.com is a fantastic site to use in a school setting.



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Take a look at this wall.

BP2_2010021_Educational Uses for Blogs

I currently use a blog for my classroom to convey due dates, trip information, testing logistics, and some assignment details. If parents or students have a remaining question after reading the blog, they can post it in the comments section. This allows all readers to have access to the question and answer, just in case someone else shared that question. Blogging certainly has its place in a K-12 classroom, as it is adaptable at any school age group (Huffaker, 2005). It is making a difference in my classroom as blogging is used to benefit parents and be used to explore content.

My students are enrolled in a virtual academy so technically my students are distance learners. While they are at home and busy learning content, I work to find ways to effectively manage the content they learn as well as verify mastery of the concepts. Because the students have broken the mold of the being in a traditional classroom setting, we must be unique in presenting content as well as demonstrating mastery of the content. We must work together to allow students to collaborate in learning (Beldarrain, 2006). By allowing my students to blog, I can effectively assess student mastery since blogging can be done across the curriculum. Following a science lab exercise, students can use a blog to express their findings. Because of the collaborative nature of blogs, other students can comment on the results and I would have the opportunity to confirm that students meet the lab objectives. A similar plan can be adapted for math. Students can blog about their thought process as they are solving equations and other problems. Huffaker mentions students can “develop highly personalized content.” I’m sure this will enhance the learning process and make the content meaningful to the student.


Beldarrain, Y. (2006). Distance education trends: Integrating new technologies to foster student interaction and collaboration. Distance Education , 139-155.

Huffaker, D. (2005). The educated blogger: Using weblogs to promote literacy in the classroom. AACE Journal , 91-98.

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