Blogging+Platforms

If you have another platform that you would like to add, feel free to do so.

 * = ====**Blogging Platform**==== ||= =====**Cost**===== ||= =====**Has Security settings**===== ||= =====**Global**=====

**audience? RSS feed?**
||= =====**Adding users**=====

**(ease of use)**
||= =====**html code**=====

**can be embedded**
||= =====**Widgets**=====

**available**
||= =====**media can**=====

**(video, audio, images)**
||= =====**podcasts can be**=====

**loaded from blog post, or just played**
||= =====**Can comment**=====

**to comments**
||= =====**Students**=====

|| Free (20MB) Pro (5GB) 14.95/3 months or 39.95 a year ||= Yes can moderate comments, or not ||= Yes RSS feed to posts, not comments unless supporter now has rss 'subscribe' button built in ||= Can leave email address blank, none needed to add users supporter allows you to add more users at a time ||= Yes, can switch from html to visual editor ||= More with Supporter but can add html code in text widget for any needed ||= Yes ||= Played, not down- loaded need to host externally (iTunes etc) ||= With supporter status ||= Can add users and be co-administrator for those users/blogs Campus allows for full teacher/student blogging platform || need to get school code ||= Yes ||= Yes, can be set ||= email addresses option ||= Yes, but only in class description and bio info for right sidebar ||= Only as html some restrictions with location of ||= images- yes video can be embedded when in 'text' mode ||=  ||=   ||= Yes || course ||= Yes- only enrolled students can read and respond ||= Harder to get to, visitors can't see or add to blogs No RSS ||= Students enrolled (need account), or can set-up for self enrollment with password ||= Yes, can switch from html to visual editor ||= Only through pasting html code of widget ||= Yes some format restrictions ||= Yes, if you add as file as well as adding audio controls ||= No, only comment to blog post ||= Yes, all enrolled students can have own || by ePals Is being phased out due to dev of their Learningspace product ||= Free Staff sets up accounts, are very helpful ||= Yes Can be as secure or as open as you decide ||= With settings, can be available and added to sidebar ||= need email address Teacher can add or have students request ||= Not available with reg text editor Other way? ||= Not that I can find ||= images-yes but cumber- some video- no ||= Can add mp3 file to any post which can then be added to RSS feed ||= Yes, can ||= Yes, setting ||
 * = =Edublogs= ||= Basic
 * = =Class Blogmeister= ||= Free
 * = =Blackboard Blogs= ||= Cost per
 * = =SchoolBlog=
 * KidBlog by Wordpress || Free || yes || With setttings this can be viewed globally but NO RSS. || No email necessary. Very easy to add users. || yes || only within blog posts. Not in margins. || YES ~ very easy to use. No html needed. || Play an audio file only. || yes || yes. ||
 * = [|Blogger] = || free || yes || yes with settings || Need gmail account to add users. || Yes || Lots || Yes-very easy to add photos/vid || Can add mp3 but need to host externally || No || Yes ||


 * =Blogging Platforms= ||= ===**Other comments or thoughts about these platforms**===

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 * ==**Edublogs**== || example: Technology ChatterThis example is supporter level


 * Basic plan is basic- if you want more you need to upgrade (cost is fairly low for supporter)
 * Many different roles (permission levels) to choose, giving teacher lots of control
 * Unlimited number of blogs per account
 * Teachers can add users and be co-administrators of those blogs
 * Great support blog ||
 * ==**Class Blogmeister**== || example: Digital Conversations
 * Has ning for support @http://classblogmeister.ning.com/
 * developed by educator for educators
 * Not as user friendly for teacher management ||
 * ==**Blackboard Blogs**== || * If you have Blackboard already in place at your school district this is an easy way for teachers and students to start blogging.
 * It is a more restricted environment and not easily shared globally.
 * Can't be customized like other blogs
 * Has html and visual choices for posts, but html doesn't always work well ||
 * ==**SchoolBlog**== || example: Blogging to Learn
 * VERY SLOW- being phased out- not recommended to start with, we will be moving existing blogs to another platform
 * Has polling piece built in for students to vote on homepage
 * Can be as restricted, or as open as you want
 * There are a lot of possibilities for personalizing your blog, but navigation can sometimes be difficult to figure out
 * ePals has a great 'Teacher's Guide' to go along with using SchoolBlog
 * Recently has had issues with getting bogged down, slow- support doesn't have explanation to issue
 * No support for html code to add widgets. ||
 * =KidBlog= || Example: Room129
 * Clean interface for students and teachers ~ No advertisements
 * Incredibly easy to insert pictures, audio, and video with just one click. No HTML necessary.
 * Made by Wordpress ~ so it looks and feels like an Edublog
 * NO FEE to get student blogs ~ unlike Edublogs
 * No personalization control ~ what you see is what you get. ||