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Blogs in Education

Do blogs belong in schools?

There has been a lot of hype about blogs. Explore this little webquest to learn more about what they are and how people are using them in education.

  • Do blogs have a place in schools?
  • Would they work in your setting?
  • I hope this exploration will help you answer these questions.

 

The Task

You will be exploring a variety of blogs.

Your task is to

  • visit a number of blogs
  • describe the characteristics of a blog and what makes it different from a web site
  • explore blogs used in schools and decide if there are good uses in education and if so, what
  • create a blog (nothing like learning by doing)
  • explore a variety of blogging tools
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