Blogs have emerged over the years and has proven to help shape
learning. There is numerous software available for free that allows the
author to communicate with a particular group, organization, the public, etc.
Readers are able to post their comments, thoughts, and ideas about the post.
The problem with blogging is that anyone can create and post them (Anderson,
2008). The authors can post information that may or may not be accurate which
is not always beneficial to students.
A benefit of blogging is that gives
students a voice by allowing to them to share their thoughts, findings, and
more online. Blogging exposes students to others in their field of study or
professional community. It also allows students to be creative with designing
the layout of their blog.
More
About Blogging
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-networking/information/blog.htm
Reference
Anderson, T.
(2008). The theory and practice of online
learning. Athabasca University.
For my middle school students I use Edmodo for blogging purposes. They can interact with each other and share thoughts and ideas and I can still monitor the comments and guide studnets.
ReplyDeleteKaren
I agree that blogs offer a great way for learners to get information from different perspectives; however, that is exactly what the learner is receiving, a perspective. Learners should consider using blogs to analyze ideas rather than to gather facts.
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