Use the Blog tool to post and respond to questions, engage in discussions, and share opinions and comments with other users. You can create private blog entries, or choose to make public entries for other users to view.
The Blog tool has three main areas:
- My Blog for creating and maintaining your own blog.
- Blog Watch for reading other users' blogs.
- Blog List for setting up which other users' blogs you want to follow or read.
From the My Blog page or the Blog Watch page, you can change the following settings for your blog on the 
Settings page.
Setting |
Description |
Show a link to your user profile from your blog |
Allow users who are viewing your blog to also view your profile |
Make entries public by default |
Selects the Make Public option for new blog entries so they are automatically shared with other users by default. |
Allow comments by default |
Selects the Allow comments option for new blog entries by default. Note that this option is only available if the Make entries public by default option is selected. |
Receive email when comments are added |
Select this option to receive an email notification when a new comment is made on one of your blog entries. |
Allow blog to be read by anyone |
Allow users who are not logged into iLearn Learning Environment to view your blog through an external URL. The External URL field contains the URL to share your blog. Note that you cannot access private blog entries by URL. |
Publish your blog as an RSS feed |
Allow readers of your blog to link to your Site Feed and view your blog using an external RSS aggregator. To publish your blog in this way, you must enter a title for it in the Feed Title field. |
Persistence |
Enter a value in the Persistence field to determine how long blog entries stay in your Blog Watch list. For example, if you enter 10, entries will remain in your Blog Watch for 10 days after being posted. If you set the value to 0, blog entries remain in your Blog Watch indefinitely. |