Blogging's Value to Education

The educational value of blogs is limited to the imagination of the facilitator of the blog. I know as a math teacher the first thing that comes to my mind is the creation of communication about math. This is a tool that can be utilized in a computer lab activity or as a weekly assignment that is carried out at home. With any educational blog the teacher should set the tone of the overall activity to be completed on the blog but the students, who are much more versed with technology, should be allowed to explore the extent to which the activities can be completed. The integration of blogs into educational settings needs to be gradual as to not overburden the teacher or student with learning to navigate the blog and the task. Educational uses of blogs are limitless. They can be used for classroom communication that provides updates on classroom activities and upcoming events. They can serve as a communication tool between parents, students and teachers. Teachers can post weekly assignments to be completed and submitted online. Blogs can serve as teacher to teacher content communication by posting activities and questions about standards. These are just a few ideas for the educational uses of blogs. Like is said in the beginning that the uses and their value are limited only to the imagination.