A blog is a tool used on the world wide web in
which a individual or a group of users expresses their opinion, or reports
information on selected topics. The information that is displayed in a blog is
available for anyone to see and may often be displayed in reverse chronological
order or may contain archived enteries. These blogs are known as postings and
are often dones on a daily basis. Blogging has become a popular practice among
young students and teachers are now seeing blogging as a way of connecting with
students outside of the classroom. Besides communicating with students,
blogging can serve several educational purposes for students such as a
motivational tool for students, effective forums for collaboratin and
discussion, and a great tool which enables learning and mentoring to
occur.
Bogging can be used in the classroom for educational
purposes in four basic ways. First of all blogs can serve the purpose of
classroom management. They can be used to foster a community of learners in
such ways as informing the students about class requirements, homework, and a
forum for answering questions. The second purpose is collaboration, this can be
done in such ways as teachers offering instructional tips, students can practice
and benifit from peer review, and also offers the posibility of online
mentoring. Discussion are the third purpose that is served by blogging.
Through using a class blog the opportunity for each and every student to share
their view and opinion is now possible and some students are more comfortable
sharing thier thoughts online. Student Portfolios are the final educational
purpose of blogging in the classroom. Blogs present, organize and protect
students work in the form of digital porfolios and students are more willing to
produce better quality material if they are presented in a blogging format.
Blogging is being used more often within the classroom for educational purposes
and is appears to be benifital to both the student and the
teacher.
which a individual or a group of users expresses their opinion, or reports
information on selected topics. The information that is displayed in a blog is
available for anyone to see and may often be displayed in reverse chronological
order or may contain archived enteries. These blogs are known as postings and
are often dones on a daily basis. Blogging has become a popular practice among
young students and teachers are now seeing blogging as a way of connecting with
students outside of the classroom. Besides communicating with students,
blogging can serve several educational purposes for students such as a
motivational tool for students, effective forums for collaboratin and
discussion, and a great tool which enables learning and mentoring to
occur.
Bogging can be used in the classroom for educational
purposes in four basic ways. First of all blogs can serve the purpose of
classroom management. They can be used to foster a community of learners in
such ways as informing the students about class requirements, homework, and a
forum for answering questions. The second purpose is collaboration, this can be
done in such ways as teachers offering instructional tips, students can practice
and benifit from peer review, and also offers the posibility of online
mentoring. Discussion are the third purpose that is served by blogging.
Through using a class blog the opportunity for each and every student to share
their view and opinion is now possible and some students are more comfortable
sharing thier thoughts online. Student Portfolios are the final educational
purpose of blogging in the classroom. Blogs present, organize and protect
students work in the form of digital porfolios and students are more willing to
produce better quality material if they are presented in a blogging format.
Blogging is being used more often within the classroom for educational purposes
and is appears to be benifital to both the student and the
teacher.
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