I believe blogging in education is a wonderful idea! I believe it is a great way for students to interact with each other as well as with the teacher. I also think that with as much technology that is incorporated into our everyday lives' students need as much experience as they can get. I really think that because of such easy access to the internet for all students, it is more likely that they will become more engaged with doing their "own thing." I think blogging can be fun for students because they can design their own website; it could act as a journal for them so they can be creative in what they write. Also, interacting with other students online is a great tool. They can do their own work, however, make suggestions for other students using the comment box. Keeping a classroom blog is also a neat idea for students and parents to be able to keep up with what is going on in the classroom. It could serve as a schedule for upcoming events or field trips as well as a schedule for when assignments are due. I think the only con about using a blog is that some students may not be able to access the internet from home, so it would take up class time. However, I believe overall it is a useful tool for all teachers and students!
This is the blog article I used: http://www.adultlearn.com/blogs-education.html
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