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** Active Blogs Created with TypePad **

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** Strengths **
** Weaknesses **
 * Fully customizable and easy to create blog tool
 * Flexible blog platform
 * All-in-one blog design and blog hosting package
 * Hassle-free and fully hosted
 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 20.25pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Optimized for search and social discovery
 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 20.25pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">One-on-one expert support
 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 20.25pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Allows users to focus on blog content rather than cumbersome blog construction (No HTML expertise required)
 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 20.25pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Integrates email client with blogging service so that updates can be made via email
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 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Likelihood that school district content filtering systems might block access
 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Priority support available at the premium membership level

** Opportunities **
 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Allows educators and students to safely publish content for other interested (other students/teachers) parties globally
 * Provides students with a sense of ownership of their academic contributions
 * Potential for unlimited authorships with elevated membership/pricing level
 * Allows only registered users to leave comments
 * Better search engine rankings
 * The convenience of having ideas, resources and collaboration in one central location
 * A simplified login page for students that only allows them to use a username and password

<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;">** Threats **
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 * Student and parent fears of student work products being open to universal feedback
 * Requires reliable computer and internet access for use

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<span style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">** Education Contexts (Blogs/Websites) Utilizing TypePad ** <span style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">East Valley Elementary School <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Blog <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Porchester Junior School


 * <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Utilized as a sounding board for classroom activities
 * Utilized to publish student work
 * Utilized as an information exchange medium between students, teachers and parents
 * A platform for parents to help their children with home learning assignments
 * Allow teachers to provide timely feedback on student learning products
 * Posts reading lists and student book reviews

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