Many teachers use a blog to facilitate the typical activities of the classroom: post homework, celebrate student achievements, communicate with parents, stimulate interest in subject matter, link to useful Web sites, promote writing for an authentic audience, etc. All these things are wonderful and easily accomplished by any teacher with average technical skills.
The ClassPortal is a natural extension of this approach to using an online space to enhance student learning. Quite simply, what sets it apart is that the ClassPortal focuses on a particular topic or question and uses the power of the Web to fuel this shared interest. This one difference holds the potential to transform classroom learning from a series of engaging activities to actually building a body of knowledge and expertise.
Trudy Sweeney on 22 Oct 11"This post is part of the 'What we wish I knew when I first started Blogging' Series. Below I'll share readers comments on the topic of Writing Good Blog Content as well as some of my own thoughts. One of the most key aspects of any successful blog is the ability to create content that keeps drawing people back to your blog. I've written so many posts on this topic and know that 'excellent blog content' means something different on every blog - as a result I won't pretend that what I write in this post will be a definitive guide to writing great blog content. "