Blogs, Blogs, Read All About It!
The importance of blogging in today's education
What exactly is blogging?
Why teachers should blog
How long have you been blogging?
A safe way for students to blog
Videos on Why schools and students should blog.
Using blogs in the classroom
Teachers use blogs to create a classroom community. Many parents also get involved in the blogging which makes many home to school connections. Rhonda Sol, from Washington Virtual Academy, created a video on how she uses the blogs to connect her classroom together and to create that community that teachers go for. Click here to see the link.
Blogging in an important tool in literacy as well. Today's students do not learn by just reading and writing ,like many adults use to learn when they were in school. The use of the internet has become imperative to learning in schools today. The idea of blogging,especially for students, allows them to express the idea of "voice" which allows them to feel empowered by their thoughts and ideas, but more importantly their words are being heard by a real audience. This sense of audience gives students a reason to want to write and respond within a collaborative learning environment. As i learn more about blogging and technology, I can't wait to explore this in my future classroom!
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