Blogs
A blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging”. You may also see a blog referred to as a Forum. Many websites are now including a blog or link to a blog on their site.
I have actually REPLACED the library website with a blog. Students help me do it, and it gives you a pretty fair idea of what is happening in the library, more or less. Plus, it's really, really fun.
Kacie Evans has developed this terrific rubric designed for Assessing Effectiveness of Student Participation in Online Discussions available in Word or as a .pdf.
Educational Blogging - includes free blog services
Here are some other sites you may find helpful.
Class Blogmeister
Examples:
I recommend you Google your area and grade level for some great examples specific to your classroom. For example: english high school blog
