Why Let Our Students Blog?

Why should students blog?

• Worldwide Audience – Students type and then share their writing with a global audience.  Taking word processing to a whole new level.
• Authentic Audience - Parents, other students, teachers, grandparents, relatives and people from all over the world.
• Engagement & Motivation – Authentic writing, providing a purpose, an audience, and real-time feedback.
• Real World Context for Teaching - Ethics, Netiquette & Digital Citizenship, Personal Protection & Internet Safety, Copyright and Academic Property, and Proper Use of Technology.
• Comments  - The ability to comment on writing provides instant feedback and is great motivation.
• Cooperation & Collaboration – Share ideas, problem solve, communicate ideas and think creatively.
• Writing Processes – Students need to develop effective writing, grammar, and spelling skills in order to communicate to their audience.  It becomes a skill they need NOW.

Are you ready to try blogging? 

 Contact your Curriculum Technology Partner today, and we can start to collaborate!   

Let’s take writing into the 21^st Century in your classroom – consider the possibilities!