20 ways to use a pupil blog
For after the holidays, I feel.
1. Lesson summaries at the end of each lesson
2. Summarise a concept and write a post about it
3. Post up a question (in the “I’ve got a question” category) to be picked up by other pupils.
4. Post up finished work, to be commented on
5. Posting up quizzes, for others to answer in comments
6. Post up a list of links to web sites related to the current topic
7. Photo blog today’s work
8. Pick two other pupils in the class and ask them a question (the other pupils will have to find this through the aggregation)
9. Keep a progress diary during a project
10. Post up an audio summary (or podcast)
11. Post up a list of topics to revise at home
12. Write study notes into your blog for each subject (using categories to split them up)
13. Keep a record of the running of a club, enterprise group or sports league
14. Use a blog to count down to exams, doing a bit of work online each day.
15. Use your blog as a study monitor, recording the time online, studying, watching tv, going out, each night.
16. Write an entry every day about “what I learned” - one thing you remember from each subject
17. Use your blog to measure healthy study-friendly activity such as sports, healthy eating etc.
18. Use blog entries to show parents, friends and family what you did today.
19. Assess yourself on the last unit of work by checking your knowledge against a checklist, and ask your teacher to comment on your progress
20. Be positive and write about the best thing that happened today.



This looks like a great summary of uses of blogging in the classroom. Definitely a great idea for next term.