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Last May (http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/21291) we noted a blog post by teacher Laura Sexton about vocabulary blogs, a self-guided way for students to build up their vocabulary.

Here is her reflection as of this month: “However, the vocabulary blogs have not been having the impact on students' expression that I had hoped for. Don't get me wrong: there have been some words that have worked their way into students' blog posts and IPAs, especially in my online Spanish III course. And sometimes when I slip a new word into conversation that someone has posted before--by chance or by design--I get exclamations of delight from those who recognize it. But still the ones who need it most don't seem to be getting much out of it.”

Read on for her ideas on improving the way she and her students are using the vocabulary blogs in this post: http://www.pblinthetl.com/2016/11/vocabulary-blogs-and-communication.html