Using Blogs to Support Your Instruction

A blog is an online personal or professional journal that consists of discrete entries or posts which are then displayed in reverse chronological order. You can use blogs to enhance your digital classrooms by sharing resources, photos, videos, links and more. Two free blogging platforms you can use are Wix.com and WordPress.com

Wix Resources

• Getting Started
• Wix Mobile App
• Documentation and Help for Wix
• Wix Templates

WordPress Resources

• Getting Started in WordPress: Setting up a blog in 3 Easy Steps
• WordPress Mobile App
• Documentation and Help for WordPress
• WordPress Theme Gallery (Many Free)

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Blackboard Learn Blogs (Original Course View)

You can choose to use the Blog feature within Blackboard but keep in mind that once the course has ended students would lose access to their content.

• Getting Started
• Video: Create and Edit Blog Entries
• Grade Blogs