Free Weblog Software for ESL/EFL Classroom Use

	Blog-City	Motime	Tabulas	Xanga
Comments	Yes	Yes	Yes - can also see them in a log format, eliminating the need to check each posting	Yes - can disable if desired
Image Hosting	No	No	No	No
Quick Links	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RSS	Yes	Yes - a visible and attractive subscribe button	Yes - but URL difficult to find	No - but there is an internal subscription service
Trackback	No	No	No	No
Archives	Yes - calendar style	Yes - monthly	Yes - monthly	Yes - easy to navigate with dropdown menus
Multiple Users	No	Yes	Yes	No
Multisite Support	No	No	No	No
Ads	Yes - banner style at top	Yes - a thin motime ad at top, barely noticable	No	Yes - banner syle at top
Premium Service	Yes - $2.50 / mo	No - but coming soon	Yes - $28 / year	Yes - $25 / year
Notes	*Limited template editing options - no HTML template access with free site *Has a nice 'categories' feature to organize postings *Comes with a statistics table for the owner *Free mailing list feature	*Interface loaded with options *Can switch between WYSIWYG and source when making postings *Split screen posting layout (user can see the blog while posting) *Full access to HTML template *Includes instant messaging service *Upcoming premium service will include image and multisite hosting	*Very simple interface *Very comprehensive service - comes with tagboard, tracking, static site support, private messaging, and a friends feature *Quick server *Excellent tool!	*The big advantage with Xanga is that users become part of an active international community of bloggers *Many configuration options - could be confusing for newbies *Users can choose to make select postings or the entire site private

Explanation of Criteria:

Comments:  Does the software come with comments? If not, the user must activate comments using a separate free service (ie Enetation).
Image: Does the software allow the user to upload images to its server? If not, the user must link to images hosted elsewhere?
Quick Links: Can links in the postings be added without using HTML tags?
RSS: Does the software come with an automatic RSS feed?
Trackback: Does the software come with a trackback feature?
Archives: Does the software automatically archive postings?
Multiple Users:  Does the software allow multiple users to run a single weblog?
Mulit-site Support:  Does the software support mulitple weblogs organized hierarchically for a single account? 
Ads: Are there ads present on the weblog?
Premium Service: Are advanced features available for a cost?