When researching about blogging I came across an article from Educause about some uses for blogging. I have included some of the common below, and some I came up with as ways I might add blogging to my seventh grade science classes. I found out that blogging started out as an online journal of sorts; but through the ingenuity of others there are now many ways teachers and students can edublog.
*One simple way is for teachers to use it as a home page where they can; post assignments, projects, deadlines, expectations, contact times, extra notes, and clarification. This is easier to do than trying to create a functional web page, especially if a teacher does not know code.
*Blogs can be used to supply students with references for practice work or research for more knowledge on each unit.
*They can also be used to organize or even start in-class discussions. Students can write an ongoing blog of their learning (a learning journal) and the teacher can evaluate this blog as part of the class?s grade. This is effective because even the students who hate to speak in class can still be given a voice, without the pressure of public speaking.
* It can be used to catch students up who were absent. The blog could be about what went on in class each day. The teacher, or a student of the week, could update the missing class blog either weekly or daily.
*Blogs can also be used to address concerns, thoughts, or even ideas that were started in class, but then the class ran out of time. This is a great way to have the students continue learning even after they have left the classroom. Students who need time to process can add to a class think-tank blog and be able to prove their knowledge and even help others.
The possibilities are only as limited as the imagination. The more you think outside the box about how blogging can be use, the more uses you will find, each with massive learning potential.
EduCause article:
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume39/EducationalBlogging/157920
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