Reasons to Blog
- A Blog (web log) is a personal website often used like a journal.
- A typical blog contains text, images and links to other blogs
- Blogs are interactive and readers can leave comments
- Blogs provide a potential world wide online audience for children’s work.
- Children have the opportunity to develop effective learning conversations with people around the world.
- They provide the opportunity to use many of the free social software tools children are familiar with outside of school.
- Many activities associated with blogging take place away from the computer.
Blogging creates:
- Successful Learners – by having access to a worldwide audience who can comment on their work
- Effective Contributers - by leaving comments on their own classmates’ work, as well as the work of others around the globe
- Confident Individuals - as they learn that their work and opinions are respected by a worldwide audience
- Responsible Citizens - as they are trusted to contribute sensible posts and comments to their blogs
Great post! My class has enjoyed learning a little bit about South Africa due to your comments!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that blogs are a great tool for these young 21st century learners! We enjoy having an audience - an international audience - for our writing and thoughts! Whenever possible, we like to try to connect with our new international friends. Maybe your class would like to create a connection via Skype with our class. We would love to meet and collaborate with some new friends!
-Mr. Lund
Miss Tyler-Snith said we maybe,just maybe,will be able to meet your cool students on Skyp.
ReplyDeleteMaaaaaybe Farikai...
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