Ed Tech Podcast for SD Teachers Episode 31: Should I create a class website or a class blog?

Educational Technology for Teachers

Throughout our history, we have asked important questions, such as, "why is there air?" "How many people does it take to change a light bulb?" and "Did the chicken or the egg come first?" One age old question that teachers have asked is, "should I create a class website or a class blog?" In this podcast episode I help to answer this age old question by discussing when you might want a blog or a website. I also discuss alternatives to both approaches and some of the tools that teachers use to create websites, blogs, online photo albums and text/email message blasters.

Here are some of the tools I mention in this episode:
Website creation tools:

• Weebly
• Wix
• Google Sites

Blog creation tools:

• Blogger.com
• Kidblog.org

Online photo albums:

• iCloud
• Picasa Web Albums

General Classroom Management (with message/blog sharing):

• Class Dojo

Text/Email Message Blaster:

• Remind.com