Very few would disagree that the face of education as we know it, has drastically changed with the advent of Web 2.0 technology. The radical changes have been embraced by educators and have been adopted for classroom use for the purpose of enriching the educational lives of our students. The core idea of these technologies is that users of the technology are not ‘sponges’ who absorb information passively, but are creators, ‘tweeking’ the technology to suit their intents and purposes as well as those around them. I recently came across a blog called 'Children as Bloggers' which gave great insight into how teachers can use blogging to enhance classroom experiences. It is important however to note that these tools should not be confused with excellent practice.
Some of the key ideas expressed are summarized as follows:
1. Blogging can result in the development of web comprehension and research skills.
2. Blogging allows the creator to write for authentic readers and audiences in contrast to writing for the teacher ‘as examiner.
3. Children can be taught to understand internet technology which they would use for communication and learning.
4. Children are engaged as creators not users.
5. As speakers of dialect, blogging provides an opportunity for children to practice a second language.
6. Children can communicate and share their ideas with others.
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