Why blog/use a Google Classroom?
1. Both are quick and easy to set up as all Wildern accounts use Gmail and have Blogger and Google Classrooms in the apps bar already!
2. They are very useful for AfL. Using the 'Post Comments ' function in Blogger or the 'Add class comment' in Google Classrooms, pupils are able to give instant responses to pose questions and discuss. This facilitates open discussion.
3. You can link your blog posts to other channels and vice versa using IFTTT (If This Then That). IFTTT is a powerful service that allows you to connect channels such as Twitter, Blogger, Instagram and many more....
4. Having a teaching blog or using Google Classrooms allows students to quickly and easily access work for the lesson from in the classroom and at home (and no more excuses for homework, as it's all on there!).
5. You can link your resources from various media - including your YouTube account and Google Drive files and folders.
6. You don't have to have one with the other - Google Classrooms is a great way to share resources if you do not want the hassle of setting up a blog. You can create one resource and attach it to the 'class' so that every student has their own copy - we use this a lot in Computing to save worksheets being printed!
