Blogging in the Classroom

I think that using Blogs in your classroom can greatly enhance student communication and collaboration. It gives students opportunities for discussion Also, it can facilitate academic learning by providing a channel that most children are comfortable with. One activity for your class, if you are studying a novel as a group, would be for the teacher to post discussion questions and ask students to respond to them on their individual Blogs. The teacher might ask questions about plot, characters, themes, or about the context of the novel. The teacher might also ask students to journal reflections in their Blogs. One advantage of a Blog is that students can read each other’s posts and comment on them. This promotes student dialogue and may encourage positive relationships in the classroom.