This is a great idea, and an easier way to keep track of students' initial posts.
I like the idea of there being a class blog. Students create posts with their name as the heading, perhaps name and title of assignment "Quentin McCart Reading 1" then write their 4Mat review (or whatever). Then students respond to their peers writing.
It seems like there is a lot of flexibility; it could, for example, also be used for peer editing. If a paper of some length were assigned, the peer edits could be done on the blog post itself (perhaps in a different color), then the student could complete a final draft before submission.
A couple of questions: how does the teacher ensure students don't come on and mess with their peers' work? Is there a way to track who is posting what ... maybe that is what the email alerts detail ...
As an admin, you can set up who can be an author only, who can be a reader only, and who else can be an admin. Authors are only allowed to create their own posts and comment on others. Authors do not have access to other's content in their posts.
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