Using the Blog

This year the blog was used instead of having hard copies of coursework in a folder. Although there were weaknesses with the blog, there were also strengths that were advantageous.

Strengths:

• Accessible from any computer.
• Don't have to carry coursework folders and papers round.
• Easily organised.
• Can receive feedback quicker.
• Neater.

Weaknesses:

• Slower access on certain computers, school computers especially.
• Sometimes there were technical errors with the blog.
• Couldn't be marked in detail, you still had to print a hard copy off if you wanted detailed marking.
• Difficult to move images round.

However, overall the blog was easier from both a teacher and student point of view, as the teachers didn't have to carry around boxes of coursework, it was easier mark in terms of legibility, and they can feed back over the holidays and during non-school hours. The students, again didn't have to carry round their coursework, it was easier to organise and could incorporate the teachers feedback quickly as we didn't have to wait until school hours.