My experience in using Blogger was not entirely new because I had previously taken a class where I had to utilize it for the same purpose. In fact, when I clicked on the Blogger Getting Started guide, I was redirected to my last blog from that previous class. All l needed to do was to begin a new draft and I started from there. However, I did have a hard time accurately transferring the information I wrote on Microsoft word into Blogger as there seems to be a text editing discrepancy between the two platforms. I noticed that the editing options on Blogger are limited compared to that of Word. However after fiddling with some editing tricks, I was able to tweak the blog to an acceptable manner. Also, adding the RSS feeds was a bit challenging because I added them in the Layout view, but couldn't see them on the blog when I published it. I had to go back to my old blogs from my previous class to see what I was doing wrong. I realized that I had to change the theme of my blog if I wanted to RSS feed links to show. I did this, and I was then able to see my feed links at the bottom of the page.
As an educator, I can utilize blogs in my classroom as a way to communicate with parents and guardians because it can serve as a centralized location for information, updates, resources, assignments, as well as due dates. It can also serve as a discussion forum where parents, guardians, and caretakers, can post questions, concerns, and answers.
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