Incorporating Blogging in the Classroom

There are many ways to make blogging useful for the teacher!


Sharing Ideas with One Another

Getting new perspectives on subjects and issues is very important to the educational process. Students should want to explore their world, and in doing so, they can post information and ideas that they have discovered. Once these thoughts have been posted, students can not only learn from their own exploration, but also from the exploration of their fellow classmates!

Asking Questions

There is nothing more fundamental to learning than asking questions. Every discovery started with a question. Asking "why" is quintessential to growing as a teacher, a student, or a general human. When we ask questions, we get others to think about the situation, possible answers, and if there are other questions that need to be asked. We also challenge ourselves to find our own responses to queries.

Debating / Theorizing

Sometimes there are times when I want to ask questions by creating a debate or by putting forth a theory. I did this a lot in the classroom and it worked very well. Having a blog where students could come to debate important (or sometimes not so important points) would really help them grow as individuals and as colleagues.

Of course, when using blogs as with any other form of writing, there are standards to adhere to. Blogging is another form of writing and there are important standards that need to be met. It is important to meet ELA standards when using a blog. It is more professional and it makes the message more clear. Without standards, there is no uniformity of a scholastic nature. Students would meet standards of creativity, editing, formal writing, as well as other important facets necessary to be successful in an English class. Click here to go to ELA standards.