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Publication Date: 2014
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Using Class Blogs in 1:1 Schools-Searching for Unexplored Opportunities
Andersson, Annika; Räisänen, Kalle
Computers in the Schools, v31 n3 p173-196 2014
This article focuses on class blogs and presents results from 1:1 schools in Sweden. While Swedish schools are increasingly using Web 2.0 technologies (e.g., wikis and blogs), most of this use is still at an experimental stage. To further the understanding of how blogs are and can be used, we compare class blogs used in practice with the fast-growing literature in the field. Previous work suggests eight uses: collaboration, making assignments, journal writing, instruction, posting supplemental material, community building, external readers, and prompting. In practice, we found blogs to be used in a fairly narrow way--mainly for instruction and posting supplemental material. We hope that this article will inspire teachers to further their blog use.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Cooperation, Assignments, Journal Writing, Instruction, Supplementary Reading Materials, Computer Uses in Education, Social Networks, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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