The Blog Module allows for open teacher and student communication. Blog settings can be adjusted for a single student post or for an entire Class Feed.
Blog settings include:
Sharing
Allowing comments
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Edit Settings on a Single Student's Post
Step 1: Select the Blog module.
Step 2: Select the correct class.
Step 3: Select Class Feed.
Step 4: Click the ellipses to the right of the post you want to change the settings for.
You can toggle on/off the ability to share with the entire class and allowing comments.
Share Post with Entire Class: toggling this option OFF will hide this post from the view of other students. You will still be able to see it as the teacher, but other students will no longer be able to see that individual post.
Allow Comments on Post: toggling this option OFF will disable the ability for students to be able to comment on that individual post.
Edit Settings for an Entire Class Feed
Step 1: Select the Blog module.
Step 2: Select the correct class.
Step 3: Select Class Feed.
Step 4: Click the gear icon to the right of the class drop-down menu.
Share Student Posts with Entire Class: toggling this option OFF will hide ALL posts from student view. You will still be able to see the posts as the teacher, but other students will not be able to see any post made on their class feed.
Allow Comments on Student Posts: toggling this option OFF will disable the ability for students to be able to comment on any posts made on their class feed.
What can teachers, students, and parents see on a class Blog?
Teachers can see...
All posts published to their classes by all of their students
All comments to their class's posts by all students
All posts by teachers in their class
Teachers have the ability to disallow commenting on the blog as a whole
Students can see...
All Posts by all students (this can be adjusted by the teacher)
Students have the ability to make a post (Private), making their post ONLY visible to the teacher and parents, not their fellow students
All posts by teacher
All comments to all posts (this can be adjusted by the teacher)
ONLY students can see posts that they haven't published to a class. This acts as a draft, and neither parents, fellow students, nor teachers will have access to this.
Parents can see...
All posts by their child
All posts by their child's teacher
Only comments by the teacher on their child's post
Parents can't see comments to teacher posts
Parents can't comment on posts
Parents can see any Assessment or Blog Post in Otus that the teacher or student wants to showcase to them in their child's portfolio. Both teachers and students can "star" work for the portfolio if they want to showcase it to parents.
Otus Live
Below is a video from our Otus Live series on how to send a private message to your teacher using the Otus Blog.
FAQ
Can I edit a student's blog post? Only the student is able to edit their own blog post.
Can I hide a student's blog post from the rest of the class? Students can make their blog post private, which will hide it from the rest of the class and make it only visible to you (the teacher). This can only be done by the student; the teacher is not able to make a blog post private.
Can I delete comments left by a student? Students can delete their own comments; teachers are unable to delete student comments