Sunday, November 18, 2012

Top 10 Tips/Uses for Blogger

1.       Blogs are great tools for capturing students’ interests when they may otherwise not be interested in class.
2.       Blogs are useful in creating portfolios and posting assignments, and other work.
3.       Blogs are a wonderful interactive tool that allows for discussions, comments, collaboration, and feedback.
4.       Blogs allows for followers, which makes it accessible to track bloggers comments and posts.
5.       It’s free to use, which is always a bonus. Plus blogs can be formatted to fit individual interests and styles.  There is room for creative freedom in creating a blog.
6.       Blogs are an asset in providing people and especially students with that critical link to technology. Blogs help further prepare people to digitally organize, express, and comment.
7.       Blogs are a great way to stay connected, receive and share information.  Blogs can be shared with students, their parents, and people all over the world.
8.       The “writing process” is essential in blogging, which is a vital part of why blogs are important in the classroom. Students can practice their writing skills beyond the traditional pencil and paper technique.
9.       There are a variety of protection and security features on a blog, which can be setup to include child protection and internet safety.
10.   Lastly and most importantly blogs are essentially easy to use!  

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