Blogging

Blogging can be a very useful tool in education. A __**blog**__ is an online journal that makes the author's commentary available to internet users, in fact, the word blog comes from the combination of //web// and //log,// because a blog is literally a //log// of the author's entries on the world wide //web//. Blog entries are typically arranged so that they are in reverse-chronological order. This means that the most recent entries are at the top of the page and the older entries are towards the bottom of the page. One safety feature that most blog sites have is the ability to set the blog to be either public, meaning that it is available to all internet users, or private, meaning that it is available only to those the author allows to view his or her profile. Additionally, blogs also allow users to post pictures, videos, and links to other websites for their readers to view in addition to the text on their page. Although most blogs are predominantly for textual purposes, some blogs are arranged so that they are primarily art based, video based, picture based, audio based, or music based. For the most part, blogs have an interactive feature to them that allows blog viewers, under the condition that the blog viewers have a blog of their own, to leave a comment on the author's blog underneath the corresponding entry. An example of a blog website where blogs can be created is [|blogger.com].

There are many ways that blogs can be effectively used in the classroom. Teachers may set up blog accounts to a private setting so that only students, parents, and other school personnel may view their page. Blogs may be used by teachers to showcase what their class has been doing to students' parents and to their school community. Another way that teachers can use blogs is to have their students create blogs of their own and then to have them do homework assignments on them. The students' blogs along with the teacher's blog may also be used as an interactive way to teach a lesson in class. Additionally, teachers can use blogs to get constructive feedback from their students about things that go on in the classroom. These are only several ways in which teachers may use blogs to enhance learning and understanding both inside and outside the classroom.

To view my blog, click on the link below.

[|Miss Parkinson's Blog]