What to do with a Blog?

If you decide to use a blog.........

.................what is the purpose of your blog? ...........

"Probably the best place to start thinking about what your blog should be about is to consider what YOU are about.”

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Here are some Educational uses:

Analyze - ask students to analyze a book, article or other posting.
Brainstorm - pose problems and create a collection of ideas.
Collaborate - work with another class in another school.
Communicate - interact with an expert and conduct an interview.
Explain - ask students to demonstrate their understanding.
Problem Solve - pose a problem and discuss solutions.
Remember and Reflect - think about an activity and reflect on it.
Share Student Work - share materials in a digital format including documents, PDF files, photographs, audio, video, and presentations.

Some more ideas and uses:

10 Ways to use your blog to teach
Blogging activities
Blogging as Assignments for Middle School
33 Ways to use blogs in your classroom and in the educational setting

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POSTS AND COMMENTS:

What makes a good POST?

Consider these COMMENT sentence starters:

This made me think about....
I wonder why......
I can relate to this.......
Another thing to consider is.......