Finding relevant examples and generating ideas 

Building on the activities in the previous part of the course, you will now need to clarify your own ideas as to how you might use blogs in your own context. Your task is to search on the internet and to locate relevant blogs and/or case studies that will help you with planning your own classroom blog.

Activity 7 Finding relevant examples

Timing: 1 hour (online) during weeks two and three of the course

The objectives of this course activity are to:

  • find other uses of blogs in learning and teaching that match your interests
  • develop your ideas as to how you might use blogs in your own teaching and learning context.

There are numerous examples of educational blogs (of varying quality) available online but if you want to narrow down your search then visit Edublog Awards [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] . Click on the link to see the most recent winners.

If you cannot find anything suitable you may need to ask for guidance in the forum.

If you know of other examples please add them to the Vital Blog. Ask for help in the forum if you are unsure how to do this.

Discussion

Further reading (optional activity)

The National Association for Teaching English have included some useful links to articles about the use of blogs within the English curriculum.

Exploring classroom blogs 

Planning to use a blog