So now that you've gotten your feet wet we can explore extensions. Besides the simple Teacher Blog there are many many more ways to use the blog to enhance your teaching and engage your students.
Here are some great ideas that can be used for grades 8-12 in different subject areas. These ideas will work great for evokation or reflection on a wide range of topics.
English
Have students read Catcher in the Rye and then write a blog entry as Holden Caufield.
Social Studies
After reading about the French Revolution, ask students to write Marie Antoinette's last blog.
Math
Have students post the most troubling problems from their homework and let them share their solutions and tactics for solving them. (This is not to encourage answer sharing, do this for their benefit on tough stuff that other students could help on).
Government
After reading about the last election, have students write a blog entry on the ethics of competitive ad campaigns and strategies used by parties and individuals.
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I just thought about this! Foreign language teachers could also use blogs to help their students with colloquial language. For example, "write a blog entry every week as a French student and describe what you did on the weekend."
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