For this course, we are reading Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson (Corwin Press 2006). In it, Richardson has a very nice, concise list of great reasons to use blogs with kids in school. I'm paraphrasing it here as a way of filing it for easy access so I can find it when pitching this idea to my colleagues at school come fall.
1 -- Blogs are truly constructivist. Students are creating content which adds to the world's body of knowledge.
2 -- A blog invites the world's participation in your students' learning.
3 -- A blog can serve as an archive of students' work. Progress over time is easily demonstrated.
4 -- Blogging supports children's differing learning styles. Someone who might not raise a hand in class might ponder and write in a blog.
5 -- Blogging encourages the development of expertise.
6 -- Blogging can help students learn how to research, organize their thoughts, and synthesize ideas.
2 comments:
Good to see another local blogger! Thanks for the comment on our library.
Great post, Robin. I'm adding your blog to my aggregator.
Dave Fontaine
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