Here are two sites that give good advice on how to use (and not use) blogs in the classroom. These suggestions come from blogger James Farmer. Mr. Farmer has two posts, one on how to use blogs and another on how not to use them. Below are comments by a gentleman named Doug who has posted comments on Farmer's posts. This information can be found in entirety at http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4866208963679920235.
The blogger site shown above outlines these three points as Farmer's main points on how not to use blogs in education.
Don't use blogs as...
- "discussion boards, listservs or learning management systems"
- group blogs
- blogs for something they're not made for
Use blogs in education as...
- blogs "as key, task driven, elements of your course" (that is, provide structure & purpose to why you are using a blog)
- assessment that promotes, or at least allows, personal pursuits and expression
