After doing a little digging into the history and benefits of blogging in today’s classroom, I’ve found that most of the literature has been greatly in favor of the tool. Blogging seems to be great way to engage students in a collaborative learning environment. Students' review each other work, bounce ideas off one and other, and express thoughts, ideas, and insights to a greater audience in a creative and interactive way.
Blogging seems to appeal and motivate students whom are already at home in digital environments. It enables students to work outside of the normal classroom settings and anywhere they have Internet access. It is also a powerful tool in that it provides and excellent platform for peer editing, reviewing, and modeling. Most platforms seem to be very user friendly, with easy to follow scaffolds and templates to build upon. Bloggs give students a much wider audience and collaborative, interconnected landscape to learn. It also gives students a greater sense of ownership and pride in their work, knowing it has the potential to reach a much broader audience.
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