Blogs in the Classroom

Blogs give teachers the ability to collaborate with their students; create a level playing field where teacher and students can express ideas about topics and information. A classroom blog can help make students more comfortable about tough topics or information because a blog is informal. Along with that students may have experience with blogs and may prefer it to traditional papers. A blog could be used to reach students who struggle with hard copy papers and have a hard time sharing their thoughts with the class. I think a blog can be used as a tool to hear students who do not participate in instruction and struggle with forming ideas on the spot.