A blog is an online website usually run by one person or a small group, where one can publish thoughts, ideas, and information. The posts made on a blog is referred to as blog post.
The importance of blogging in education
The
connection between home and school.
In some cases,
students’ families enjoy checking out the class blog as a virtual expression of
the classroom and learning about the material their children are meant to know.
This way, parents become aware of the topic and guide their children and take
part in the blog comments.
Development
of critical and analytical thinking.
Blogging gives
the writers a chance to be creative in expressing what they are intending to
convey to the audience. Moreover, the writers must convey authentic information,
which requires them to do research and be analytical.
Develop communication skills
Blogging requires writers to read comments and suggestions from other users. Moreover, it requires one to comment on others posts at some point of time. Hence, they are required to exhibit and build upon their communication skills, whereby their language skills are also enhanced.
Become proficient technology users
Frequent blogging helps enhance a blogger's skills of using varied skills such as inserting an image or a video, and usage of keyboard shortcuts.
sa Keeping in mind the benefits of using blog as a communicative tool, i, as a future teacher, will encourage my students the creation and usage of blog. This will help students gain exposure where their work will be posted and viewed by a larger audience. Moreover, it is a very suitable platform to include parents in the process so that parents are aware of what their child is expected to learn and accordingly, provide guidance. Unlike in the traditional classrooms, blogging will encourage a child to explore and work on their own, promoting independent learning. Therefore, blogging has numerous advantages that are so much beneficial for the effective teaching, as well a learning in the schools.
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