10 tips for using blogs in the classroom

1. Post a calendar of activities. 2. Update students on changes to class. 3. Help students track assignments. 4. Give parents access to keep them up to date. 5. Use pictures to keep it interesting. 6. Post videos that you watched in class. 7. Post examples of different levels of student work for upcoming assignments. 8. Post examples of completed class assignments. 9. Have students create a blog and track their progress through journal prompts. 10. Use an online blog in place of a student literary magazine or newspaper.