Tumblr

= = **Tumblr Communication**

**Nicole Callins**
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After reviewing information related to Tumble.com, it appears that this may be a good communication tool for school. It appears that teachers who choose to utilize Tumblr should be middle school level or higher. Tumblr does not allow persons under 13 years of age to sign-up for the site. Tumblr is a blogging tool in which people can upload pictures, videos, text, audio, links and links. People are able to “re-blog” things that they see and connect their Tumblr blog with their Twitter and Facebook accounts.

There are many pros to using this blog in the classroom. One of these pros is the fact that you can access it easily on the go. Nowadays, children have cell phones and they are glued to them. If a teacher were to use this program, they can have information on the blog for homework, assignments, projects and other pertinent information. The students can quickly access this information from their phones while they are not in the vicinity of a computer. This way they can view assignments or homework information. This will also keep from teachers having to make copies of assignments or a syllabus. This would also prevent the students from stating that they lost the paper or let it at school. Students would be able to add questions or other information as needed, per the teachers discretion. Another pro to using this blog in the classroom would be that the teacher can toggle the settings to allow the students to post information or not. It can be used as a strictly information based blog only or it can be used as a place where the students can upload information and questions.

With anything that has pros, there are always cons. One of the cons would be if the students do not have access to the internet at home or have a phone. Although these students would be able to use the library for internet access, it would put some students at a disadvantage. Another con would be if the students would actually use the blog instead of search other blogs and things. Children have a limited attention span and may decide to start browsing Tumblr if they are working on a project which uses Tumblr. Due to the video upload feature, there may be some content that is unacceptable for a child to look at. Although the content policy indicates that the person would be banned, but there is no way they find it immediately. The content policy only states that sexually explicit videos would not be allowed, but it does not state anything about sexually explicit pictures. This could pose a problem as this is not appropriate content for school aged children.

In conclusion, it does not seems that Tumblr would have much educational value, but it would be a great way for students to view information for the class when they are not in the direct vicinity of a computer they can use. This may be useful in a high school level but also it depends on which area the school is located. If it is in a low income area, the students may not have internet access or cell phones in which to access the blog.