This document discusses the pros and cons of using personal/classroom blogs as an instructional tool. The pros are that blogs allow teachers to share ideas with students outside of class, bridge home and school learning, and foster critical thinking skills. However, the cons are that students may not actively participate, blogs contain private student information and could include fictional content, alternate personalities, or lack consequences for misspellings/poor grammar.
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Personal Blog
This document discusses the pros and cons of using personal/classroom blogs as an instructional tool. The pros are that blogs allow teachers to share ideas with students outside of class, bridge home and school learning, and foster critical thinking skills. However, the cons are that students may not actively participate, blogs contain private student information and could include fictional content, alternate personalities, or lack consequences for misspellings/poor grammar.
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Personal/Classroom Blogs
Pros of using in the classroom as an
instructional tool
Cons of using in the classroom as an
instructional tool
accessible outside of the classroom
space
It bridges the gap between home and
school use.
teachers can use this an extension of
the classroom into the professional field
creative and critical exercises fostered
in many higher education programs Pros of using in school
encourage collaboration and personal
expression of ideas
Teachers can use blogs to share their
ideas opportunities for students to learn new reading and writing skills simple tools that require minimal technical competence Blogs facilitate reflective thinking. Students may write more purposefully
Teacher = primary contributor
Students do not actively participate Blogs are public Communication>Conversation
Cons of using in school
Privacy of Personal Information
Fictional Content/Truth-Telling Alternate Personalities Suspended belief of Consequences Spelling/Grammar