Things to Consider

Set up expectations ahead of time, and make them prominent.

Make content course-specific and relatable to teaching area.

Don't blog just for 'fun'.

Must be engaging and interesting.

Know your purpose for creating and maintaining the blog.

Allow students to critique others' thoughts and ideas, but provide guidance in terms of acceptable social interaction.

BLOG THAT!!

Disadvantages of using blogs in the classroom:

Student responsibility and liability

Hard to sometimes filter content

Setting up student accounts can be an administration problem

Not all students have computer access at home

One more thing requiring extra attention

BLOG THIS!!!

Advantages of using Blogs in the Classroom as a Teacher:

Can create classrooms with improved student accountability.

Create 'Paperless' classrooms.

Facilitates discussions between students.

Helps students become tech-savvy.

Helps tech-savvy students stay engaged.

Allows teacher to model appropriate online behaviour.

Allows opportunity to link to massive online content that would be impossible to 'hand out'.