Benefits of Blogs in the Classroom

            I never knew how useful a blog could be to an educator until I reviewed the information given in this module. Now I realize that a blog could benefit a student in various ways. It can improve a child’s literacy skills, integrate curriculum and even engage the parents more effectively. It is a fun experience for the children and they enjoy doing work on the computer so using a blog could only be beneficial.  Twice a year, Linda Yollis runs what she calls ‘Family Blogging Month’. “It is a great way to formally invite parents to join in the classroom learning via the blog. The family comments are always valued, and during FBM, I highlight several family exchanges on the blog in the hopes of encouraging more parents and family members to comment”(Linda Yollis, 2012). Parental involvement is essential to a students learning and the blog definitely helps them more easily participate in their child’s education. The blog could be used in so many ways to teach lessons as well. You can “create a blog where students collect data on science experiments. Use blog to display information gathered from Google spreadsheets. Students can create/embed graphs and charts explaining relationships of data”(Web2.0, 2008). This is a practical example of how a blog can be used in the classroom. Blogs are a wonderful way of sharing information and I am now more aware of how teachers can use it effectively in their classroom.