Class Assignment

 The first site that had ideas that I really enjoyed was Sandra Childs' Franklin High School class blog. Mrs. Childs created a very interesting blog that was easy to understand. There was information presented for each section that she taught and there was information for each class. I like the way she organized her blog and the way she listed assignments and topics that would be covered. The blog looks like a great resource for her students. This makes it clear to me that organization is key when establishing a classroom blog.
The next thing that I thought could be really great for a classroom blog was something I took from Frau Warren's blog and Hooda Math blog. Both of these blogs had many games that students could play to help them learn their subject area. Games make learning fun and students will be more likely view a blog if there was something interesting to do.
One thing from Senora Clark's blog that I liked is that assignments were due on the blog. Students had to comment on assignment posts. If the assignment was to introduce yourself the student had to write their introduction in the Spanish. I like this because it requires the students to get on the blog and write posts. According to her site their homework grade comes from this.
The last thing that I liked about the blogs I looked at was the amount of videos on the blogs. There were videos for vocab, videos for topical themes, funny videos, serious videos, and all of the videos were interesting. I think that students feel like they need to be entertained. Having something for them to watch makes the blog more entertaining. Mr. B-G's blog had a lot of videos and they were interesting and educational.
I could use my blog for assignments. I like the idea of having my students do assignments via the blog. I can post videos and have them use the comment section to discuss the video. I can have them do homework via the blog. I can also use the blog for announcements and to remind them about tests. This also answers the third questions because my students would have to post for assignments instead of turning in paper assignments. Students would be required to post regularly to receive points towards their grade.