The advantages of a blog at the JB

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• - allowing students to set up and analyse polls
• - encourage comments and discussion on an image stimulus
• - embedding videos to inspire, stimulate discussion, revise material
• - encouraging students to work independently
• - sharing field-trip photos
• - teaching students blog-safe behaviour
• - asking students to collaborate in a "never-ending story"
• - encouraging peer assessment
• - showing parents students' work
• - setting the scene with a topic-based slideshow
• - providing relevant links
• - publishing revision resources
• - encouraging student discussion of a topic or question
• - letting students air views using a Voki
• - congratulating students
• - setting study
• - publishing student audio files, PowerPoints
• - fictional blog (historical or fictional character)
• Can you think of more reasons??