Group+7

Does tool require Sign-in?
yes

Description of Tool:
Allows both students and teachers to make customizable blogs that can incorporate videos, photos, podcasts in a safe and secure environment.

How does tool apply to your curricular area?
Middle School Math: post videos and explanations of challenging concepts or most missed questions from tests. Have students write about any struggles they are having with the math and explanations of problems they did solve. Student blogs can be connected to teacher blogs and to their classmates

Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies: post youtube clips for whatever is being studied, pictures of events in history with explanations

Both: keep students and parents updated on what is going on in class, post study tools, student blogs can be connected to teacher blogs and to their classmates blogs in a community environment and can allow them to directly discuss problems or questions. Because they can message each other, it can be used for group projects

Where does tool fit in Digital Blooms and why?
creating, applying, understanding, remembering

Extras: offers support for teachers, allows no adult content, threaded discussions, forums, community wikis, friends and messages.
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