For a few of our classes we have had to blog, and these classes have different expectations of what counts as a 'blog'. These are the two different options.
1. Some of our classes (like this one) count comments on other peoples posts as credit for a 'blog'. 2. Some of our courses require that a 'blog' only counts if you post it yourself.
This is just food for thought, but in option 1 (above) I've noticed that I read the blog way more and learn from my peers. In option 2 (above) I rarely read other people's blogs and do not learn from my peers. However the blog grows a lot faster.
My point is that if you decide to use blogs in your classes, I would recommend option 1 and 2 together. i.e. 5 of your own posts and 5 comments on other peoples blogs.
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You make a good point about blogs Dave. I noticed the same thing about the blogs that didn't count responses for marks. The conversations last longer if each response counts as a post but I think in the case of high school we will have to set some parameters to keep things under control. In that setting I think I would count responses as well as blog posts, but give some guidelines for responses so that the students had to think deeper and make useful comments.
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