Options  for Blogging Platforms

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Edublogs

• Free service for individual learners and  paid service for teachers to use with classes and for schools
• Versatile platform, with user-friendly interface
• Teacher controls available
• Excellent customer support
  

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Class Blogmeister

• Free service designed specifically for classroom use
• From David Warlick and the Landmark Project

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Posterous

• Free blogging service that's easy to use
• Versatile, with classroom-friendly options
• Set up a Moderated Class Blog on Posterous (Wes Fryer on Youtube)
  
• More information (video overview by Wes Fryer)
  
• No teacher controls
  
• NOTE: Posterous will be closing down on April 30th, 2013
  

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tumblr.

• Blogging service that is extremely easy to set up and use 

• Post image, video, quote, link or audio recording and add text 
• Works reasonably well on iPad, with third party app Tumblita
• Beginner's Guide to Tumblr (Mashable)
• No teacher controls
  
  

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Blogger

• Free versatile and feature-rich service from Google

• User-friendly interface
• No teacher controls

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Kidblog

• Free K-12 blogging platform
• User-friendly interface
• Flexible teacher controls available