Why blog in the classroom?

The term "blog" is actually short for 'web log.' A blog is a great way to provide a place for your students to write enthusiastically knowing that they have an audience, and that audience can even comment on their writing. Students can also include links to websites, other blogs, news articles, or anything on the web. Blogs make it easy to incorporate pictures, videos, polls, maps, and more to enhance their writing and ideas in the classroom. Blogs are simply a way for students to share and collaborate in a more unique way rather than just writing on paper. I will encourage my students to WRITE, REACT, and SHARE their ideas, thoughts, and knowledge through the use of a blog in my classroom. Along with these three things, blogging is a way to improve and encourage reading skills. Reading other blogs is an important part of the blogging process. By reading posts from other bloggers, students learn about creating interesting and informative blogs. This allows them to make connections and practice reading for authentic purposes.