• What is the educational value of blogs and blogging to the 21st century learner?

There is so much educational value to blogging in the twenty first century. It allows students the ability to not only use technology but to become very familiar with it. Blogging allows students to gain a firsthand knowledge of how technology can be used to help them in their everyday lives. Blogging allows students to communicate and comment on anything they choose to. This can be so valuable in the classroom because it can be done anywhere. If the student is at home and would like to comment on a book he/she is reading in class they are able to do this. The teacher can post questions and reflections for the students to answer and for others to read and review. The possibilities are endless with blogging. Students are also able to create their own blogs to use. It is amazing how simple and quick it is to create your own blog. This would be a great project idea to research different topics, or just a daily share time where students could post and respond to other student’s thoughts and ideas. The best aspect about blogging is that it gets student’s involved with technology in a fun enhancing way that will promote higher level thinking and encourage technology use among students.