Thing 2: Become a Blogger

Blogging - What a great way to share and receive information from people around the world! What a great tool for classrooms! The use of blogs in instructional settings is limited only by your imagination.

Reasons for instructors to use blogs:

• Content-related blog as professional practice
• Networking and personal knowledge sharing
• Instructional tips for students
• Communication tool for parents
• Course announcements and readings
• Annotated links
• Knowledge management
  

Reasons for students to use blogs:

• Reflective or writing journals
• Knowledge management
• Collaboration
• Assignment submission and review
• Dialogue for groupwork
• E-portfolios
• Share course-related resources

Sites to visit:
101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
Top 100 Education Blogs

Keep on blogging...