Blogging in the classroom. Is it really a good idea? I say yes. There is a lot of potential for blogging if teachers and administrators will embrace its benefits. Classroom blogs give students an opportunity to hone their writing skills, helps students learn communication skills, and allows for collaboration with people all over the world, just to name a few.
For some reason, many school districts, mine included, do not seem to support blogging at school. The blogging service that provides this blog is blocked on my school's network due to inappropriate content on some of the blogs. Not only does this prevent the students from participating in the blogging process, but it also prevents them from accessing the information on blogs hosted by this service.
I understand that schools must prevent students from accessing inappropriate content, but at the cost of educational benefits? There must be a middle ground somewhere, hopefully someone can find it.
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