1. By: Chelsea Cramer
BlogMeister

2. What is it?
BlogMeister is a blogging tool specifically designed for the classrooms. It allows teachers and students to write, edit, and publish blogs on course-related material.

3. How does it work?
Teachers can set up professional blogs to publish their own work Or
They can set up accounts for their students to turn in homework
When students are done with a blog the teacher will get an notification where they can review it.
If the work needs improvements the teacher can write comments and send it back to the student or they can publish it on the class blog page.
When there is a comment on a blog the teacher will first receive an notification where they can review it.
The teacher can either approve it, delete it, or ignore it

4. Use in the Classroom Students:
Introduces students to a new, updated form of writing
Students can work on writings as many times as they want before publishing
Students are able to customize their own pages

5. Use in the Classroom Teachers:
Allows them to blog with other teachers about their classroom
Allows them to post homework assignments and announcements, so students don’t forget

6. Advantages
Allows students and teachers to interact anywhere in the world
New, fun way of doing school work especially writing
Teachers have full control of what is published
New introduction to the advances in technology

7. Disadvantages
Anyone can access the blogs once they are posted by the teacher
May give students’ name and school
Posts may not be done directly by the student

8. Miscellaneous Information
The website is FREE
The only requirements are, if you are a teacher you need internet access, an address, and school pass code
The only way students can become a member is by the teacher, and they need an address
I have not used the tool, but I find it as a new, entertaining way for students to do homework

9. Go to the BlogMeister website . . .
Want to learn more?
Go to the BlogMeister website . . .
The website provides detailed instructions on how to join as a teacher and how to join students to your classroom.
And it is FREE to join!

10. Other Helpful Links Creator of BlogMeister’s page
Creator of BlogMeister’s page
Other Free Teacher Tools