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# Blog

The blog tool lets you create a shared blog within your course. Learners can write posts, leave comments, and engage in structured writing activities.

## Creating a Blog

1. Open the **Blog** tool from the course homepage (under the cog icon at the top)
2. Click **New project**
3. Enter a **title** and optional subtitle
4. Save
5. Decide when you want to make it available to students by clicking the **Show** (eye) icon

You can create multiple blogs within a single course (e.g., one per topic or one per group).

## Writing Blog Posts

1. Open a blog
2. Click **New post**
3. Enter a **title** and write the post content using the rich-text editor
4. Save

Both teachers and learners (depending on permissions) can create posts.

## Comments and Ratings

Readers can interact with blog posts through:

* **Comments** — Leave feedback or start a discussion under a post (comments can also be threaded as replies to other comments)
* **Ratings** — Rate posts to highlight the most valued contributions
* **Attachments** — Both posts and comments can carry file attachments

## Blog Tasks

You can create **tasks** within a blog — specific writing assignments that learners must complete as blog posts. This is useful for:

* Reflective journals
* Weekly writing assignments
* Project update reports

## Managing the Blog

As the teacher, you can:

* **Edit or delete** posts and comments (post deletion is restricted to the post author or to teachers)
* **Toggle blog visibility** to show or hide the blog from learners
* **Define tasks** — Add specific writing assignments learners are expected to complete as posts. Tasks can be color-coded for easier visual grouping.