Here are my thoughts on the two blogs I looked at for the task of evaluation.
Teflfgeek was interesting cos I'm curious about how technology can be expoited in the EFL classroom.
The layout and clear. I liked the tags 'word cloud' style. Postings were regularly updated and it was possible to make comments directly underneath each posting. The layout of the information on the right-hand side was clear because each section was divided. There was also lots of links to other blogs. However, I'm finding that many blogs tend to link to the blogs of the same people (Carol Read, Scott Thornbury, Nik Peachy, Jeremy Harmer etc...). BTW I couldn't find the name of the creator(s) of this blog. Did I miss it?
Web2literacy is a blog directed at ESOL teachers in the UK and created by Richard Gresswell. I used to work in this context so was curious to look at the contents. The blog has some interesting ideas for using videos in the classroom and links them in well with wallwisher (an idea also posted in telfgeek). The layout of this blog was not that clear. It was possible to leave comments but finding the link was not so easy (as it was located in the column on the right and not under each posting). The photo in the banner was stretched and slightly distorted.
I liked some of the practical ideas though! :)
Another blog great I came across ...
It was lovely to see Ceri's blog. I know she did this course some time ago and it also prompted me to do it too. Seeing the results of what she was able to achieve is encouraging. I read a couple of her interesting postings and sent a comment.
Thanks for reminding me about Onestopblogs! I've seen it (of course) but had forgotten it was there and how useful it was.
Hi there
ReplyDeleteRichard from Web2literacy here. Thanks for the evaluation - yes the comments button is a problem! I can only move it if I change the whole design and that is tricky. Also the banner image you are right but I like it because its a collage of work by my students. Please you found some ideas useful - All the best. Richard
Great work Margie! You've made some pertinent points re the blogs you've chosen.
ReplyDeleteI tried to find the blog creator(s) of Teflgeek, but I couldn't locate any either. I usually prefer to know who the blog author is, as it makes the blog look a bit more approachable.
Re onestopblogs - it's great to have all these blogs in one easy accessible place. However, do you think there should be a limit on the number of blogs on the site?