Blogging: New Journal or Old Bulletin Board?
for secondary grade students
3-2-10
This article examined the use of blogs in the classroom as an educational tool for students. The article took a positive standpoint promoting the use of blogs in the classroom, rather than using paper-based writing. In my own experience, I have taken three classes at JMU that required a blog as part of my final grade. I personally think that a blog can be beneficial if the student is given very open-ended topics to write about. During one class I took last semester, I actually found the blog somewhat "therapeutic" to write it. It provided a space to type out my responses from class and express my own opinions on topics we had learned or read about. Here are a few pro's that this article gives about merging technology with writing, specifically, the use of blogging:
- blogs offer a great way for students to be involved in reflective writing
- students are writing for an audience other than their teacher
- blogs often produce more thoughtful writing since the audience is larger
- parents can be connected to their child's work electronically
- a blog can easily display any improvements in classroom writing
- easily manageable by student, teacher, and parent
- fast feedback from teacher and other students than a paper-based writing piece
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