Classroom Vs Professional Blog

Although both sound similar, there are key differences between a Classroom Website and a Professional Educational Blog. The table below gives the glaringly obvious differences.

	Classroom Blog	Professional Blog
Audience	Students Parents Guardians	Educators Administration
Purpose	To detail what is happening within your classroom Provide students with material for classroom activities Posting of homework or important documents Any other materials used within the classroom Allow parents/guardians to be more involved with their students education	To voice your opinion on different issues in education Ask questions to other professionals and receive feedback

The Classroom Website/Blog is a very nice way to create a connection with the parents. Having the connection between school and home is a proven way to improve your child’s success in education. Because you’re trying to create this connection with the parents and students, the way you type to your audience is very different than how you would type on a professional blog.

In a professional blog, you are voicing an opinion on a specific topic in Education and almost expecting your audience to post comments about their own opinions or any questions they may have. This is more about a learning and collaborative experience than one of an information giver.

If you maintained having both a Professional Blog and Classroom Blog/Website, you would want to keep the two separate. Although some parents (and maybe students) may be interested in your opinions on education, this should not but contained within your Classroom Blog, as it could become congested and confuse the readers who may be looking for just their homework, or just the opinion on Google Classroom.