Blogs in the classroom

Blogs are a part of technology that has emerged within the past decade. Blogs are very popular in a wide range of areas. People use blogs on websites such as twitter or myspace to update people on their lives or just share personal thoughts or ideas. However, blogs can also be used among business people and even in the classroom.

It's a great way for people to share ideas about a certain topic and be critiqued by their peers with constructive feedback. An example of use of blogs in the classroom could be when doing a group project. Students can use their blogs to post their findings on a blogger website where their group members can easily access the information to collaborate all their research. They can also comment on any blogs and blogs are easy to go back and edit any information. Teachers can use blogs to communicate with their colleagues about activities, curriculum ideas or anything they'd like to share with their co-workers, maybe share a website they found on some good classroom ideas. Students can use blogs to reflect on things they've learned in the classroom. Maybe their teacher can instruct them to write in their own words the highlights of what they've learned during a particular lesson. Blogs are a great tool to integrate into the classroom. Blogs are a part of today's technology and technology is a fun, creative way to engage students in important learning!

An example of a great blog to follow would be David Warlick's blog!