Google Sites and Blogs

Google Sites and Blogs are increasing becoming similar depending on how they are set up. Sites can be formatted to look like a blog and blogs can also be formatted like a site. This blog is a good example of how a blog can look like a website.

Students can use both to share learning materials and updates about class activities to the community. But for the followings tasks I would prefer the use of Sites:

• Digital Portfolios showcasing personal learning
• Group projects where students create their own pages and share it with others
• Class announcements 

Blogs would be better on the following tasks:

• Encourage peer critique by allowing students to post comments and feedback on each others blog.
• To cover a wide variety of articles.
• Keep parents updated about their kids learning