A blog could be incorporated in classroom assignments where students could respond to posted questions. Also, it could be used to post articles for students to read. In addition, blogging could be helpful for students to reflect on what they learned at the end of each unit of instruction or what they would like to see included in the class. As a middle school teacher, I like the idea that student content can be monitored before it is approved for posting.
One concern I have is how easy it is for students to be distracted when on a computer. Although blogging would initially be a novelty, I could see where students would want to wander to other areas of the Internet. Also, I wonder how much time it would take for a teacher to follow up with the students. I am sure they would want comments. Using blogs continues to demonstrate the divide between students who have access to the Internet at home and students who are only able to access the Internet at school or the public library.
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