Blogs

Identify possible instructional uses for blogs in the classroom and address any related issues regarding the use of blogs in education. Describe how blogs may provide advantages over traditional forms of instruction.

Blogs in the classroom can be used for many different areas in the curriculum. They can be used to facilitate communication between students and foster a cooperative learning environment. Within my classroom, I am currently using blogs to encourage writing among a group of reluctant writers. There is something magical that happens to reluctant writers when technology is placed within their hands. Suddenly their writing comes alive and the words are not as difficult to find. I am also using it for recording reading logs and book reviews. This allows written work to be shared amongst classmates.

Blogs are an advantage over traditional forms of instruction because they integrate technology, making it more appealing to students whose entire lifestyles are based around technology.