I believe that blogging does facilitate learning because it incorporates reading and writing. Blogs add a touch of fun and creativity also. They provide new avenues of information, communication, and knowledge. In addition, they promote the use of technology. What more could you ask for?
The fact that you can receive comments from people all over the world can help you "see" the subject from a different point of view. Comments can actually improve on what the author originally wrote. It makes reading and writing a 2-way street.
After reading several of the blogs listed in this assignment, the blog entitled "Is This SSR 2.0?" really stuck with me. How do we make Silent Sustained Reading more enjoyable to students? Mark Ahlness states, "So much is made of young kids creating content, that I think it's real easy to overlook the positive aspect of young kids consuming content - created by their peers - and who knows who else?" It makes sense to me. How about you?
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You hit on some great points. There are many ways that we can use blogs to get our students creating and publishing content and review works of others as well. Here's a link to a video of a teacher from New Zealand who asks the question Why Let Students Blog. You may have to copy and past the link into your address bar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKoEZJseVXU
ReplyDeleteThe question becomes how to get everyone to feel safe, secure, confident and comfortable with allowing their students to blog.
I agree about SSR being an important part of the student day. I read the same blog and many times kids don't like silent reading. If kids are more involved in the process they have ownership and it is more meaningful.
ReplyDeleteAs Ellis said, getting kids (and parents)to feel safe and comfortable is a whole different story.