Blogging and Education

Blogs can be a valuable tool in education.  Through blogging, a novice or expert can be creative, develop writing skills, reflect, and collaborate with others.  Blogging can provide a way for any professional to develop insightful writing.  Administrators can use blogs to reflect on current practices or action research.  Principals can also use blogs to develop professional intellect and greater understanding of issues.  Blogs can also provide a way for principals to stay connected with other principals.  Through collaboration, principals can share best practices and ideas.

    

Blogs are great tools for educators and their students. Educators can design a blog around a particular subject area or grade level in order to share ideas with other teachers.  In this way, a teacher can share instructional successes or creative projects to benefit other teachers.   Blogs can also be a great way to communicate with parents; for example, a blog can be used to post homework assignments, events, class projects, and photos.   Blogs can be used to integrate technology in the classroom.  Teachers can use blogs to motivate students to read and write.  Students can write entries to a class blog as well as read and post comments to their classmates’ post.  Blogging does take dedication and time, but it can provide a wealth of insights and ideas.