Let's begin with a thought-provoking video by Kansas State University digital ethnography professor Michael Wesch.
1. Blogs Are FREE and Accessible Learning Tools.
2. Blogs Are Easy To Create.
3. Blogs Are Easy to Edit and Update.
4. Blogs Are Information-Rich Multimedia Learning Platforms.
5. Blogs Are Easily Networked.
6. Blogs Help Organize Groups.
7. Blogs Can Be Universally Accessed.
8. Blogs Allow Students Authorship.
9. Blogs Are Useful Reflective Tools.
10. Blogs Offer Participatory Conversational Platforms.
11. Blogs create public and visible accountability for both students and teachers.
I love this! I just started using blogs for my sophomore English classes. The kids love them for the most part and it has helped reignite some of them. I still need to work on some of the technical aspects, but I am finding the kids are much more prolific when they write on the blog than when they write in a journal.
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