Blogging in Education

I think outside of the box. I always try to find new and interesting ways to help educate my students. A blog is perfect and ideal for this type of scenario. For example in a blog I can put a list of different science related links on a post and allow my students easy access to these sites with out having to remember the addresses. Another thing a Blog can do for a classroom is allow students who have missed the day to see what went on in class. A teacher can blog about the assignments and things that were covered in class. This will let the absent student know what needs to be competed before the next class or will other students to review material. Parents will also like the idea of a classroom blog because it will allow them to see what is being learned in a particular class. Some blogs even allow comments. These comments can then be used to help aid in in-class discussion or even help encourage peer to peer learning. One student might have a question and will post that question on the comment area. Another student might be reading the blog and may be able to answer that question for the student by leaving the answer in the comment area. If worse comes to worse I as the teacher will be able to see the comment and know that the student needs help in that area and will be able to provide assistance.