23 Things for Teachers Learning About Technology

Students can benefit from blogging for many reasons. First, many will give more sustained attention to reading comments offered by their teachers or peers, since the social atmosphere is different. Also, there is a chance it will peak their interest, since they can access a keyboard instead of locating a pencil. Second, the atmosphere, though different, is much more relaxed and students can be more open and truthful and less affected by peer pressure. Third, using it as a tool for test preparation or for classroom projects could open the door to better collaboration between students; for example, I could use the blog as a study forum before a Unit test or as a place where students can share information for a Jigsaw lesson plan. Lastly, it expands students' sense of the word "communication" and opens their minds up to greater possibilities.