What is a blog?

“A blog (short for weblog) is a frequently updated website that often resembles an online journal.”
“ (…) blogs can also display photos and some people are using them with audio and even video (…)”

Graham Stanley (British Council, Barcelona)



You can create these different kinds of blogs:
- Tutor blog
- Class blog
- Learner blog

If you want to read more about what a blog is and how to use it for ELT, you can follow these useful links. If you have any questions on the information you find, feel free to send your questions in the comments.

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