Blogs


 * Different uses of Blogs in Teaching**

Blogs in general are effective as a chronological record Individual usage: Group (small groups): Group (class): Teacher's blog:
 * students can treat it as a diary/journal
 * allows students to represent themselves in their own unique fashion
 * the students can control how they use, access and participate with their blogs
 * may help students become motivated to be interesting and appealing and attract comments
 * less likely to be looked at by other students than a single class blog or a few group blogs
 * used for documenting - journal
 * because it is a joint thing it may be more 'restrained'
 * used as a message board
 * can give a rich perspective - those that contribute may have different views
 * participation may be limited
 * good for announcements
 * and posting of interesting/related information, 'tidbits'

Blogs don't appear to be a useful tool for two-way comunication. It is, however, valuable to have a method to seek and provide answers or feedback.

By this I think you could categorise blogs as a predominantly //one-way// form of communication. In comparison, e-mail is 2 way. Not sure how to categorise Wiki, bulletin boards, newsgroups. Perhaps //collaborative//?