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Benefits of blogging in education

Here are some of the main reasons why teachers should consider blogging as an educational medium :
  • Students enjoy blogging
  • Blogging enhances literacy skills
  • It gets students engaged and boost their motivation
  • It promotes their communication skills
  • Just like other asynchronous media, blogs give time to students to reflect
  • It gives a chance to shy students to participate with their peers and get their voice heard
  • It keeps parents updated about their kids progress
  • It enhances home-school links
  • It gives students a genuine and potentially worldwide audience for their work.
  • Blogging gives students ownership over their own learning and an authentic voice allowing them to articulate their needs and inform their learning.
  • It contributes to identity-formation in students
  • Blogging  helps teachers develop professionally
  • It fosters the development of writing and research skills as well as digital skills.
Ways to use blogs in your classroom
 

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