Top 10 Reasons for Students to Blog
by Sylvia Duckworth
Here is why my students blog…
- Promotes collaboration
- Establishes a home-school connection
- Improves writing and digital literacy
- Showcases student accomplishments
- Gives students a voice
- Teachers digital citizenship
- Gives students a global and authentic audience
- Creates a digital portfolio
- Is cross-curricular
- Develops critical thinking skills
Why do you have your students blog?
Laura Zinser
I’m presenting a session for a local school disrtict on blogging. Would it be ok fro me to use your image with a link to this post in my presentation?
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Dipendra Kumar
Blogging is a good way to explore oneself! If an student is passionate about blogging, then he may get a range of benefits through blogging. Some of them are as follow;
* Level of Thinking
* Writing Capacity
* Concentration of Mind
* Self confidence
Thanks!
Mark
How about this: it makes them better people…Thanks for your list. I agree with them all.
Nancy Darst
I like this creative list you put together stating all the benefits of blogging. Our school hasn’t done any blogging. Seeing these benefits listed could motivate our school to try it.