BLOGS – an introduction!
What is a ‘blog’? A blog is a contraction of ‘web log’ and essentially consists of an internet website with posts (extended written ideas/comments) listed in reverse chronological order (Duffy and...
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Blogs have clear potential to benefit children’s learning and change the way teachers teach. The fact they are networked, always accessible (to everyone in the class and others), allow a variety of...
View ArticleBLOGS – the potential problems
The potential for blogs to be used for individual and collaborative work (Huffaker, 2005) can pose problems for teachers when considering how best to implement them. How does the teacher design tasks...
View ArticleBLOGS – how we would suggest blogs be used in the class of 2016…
We would suggest the following uses (although there are many more, and children should be given the opportunity to suggest their own ideas). The key innovation we are proposing is the widespread use of...
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