In the chapter blogs are defined as "essentially online journals which are regularly updated, often with fairly brief postings. Blogs are created for a purpose whether it be professional, educational, or for a hobby. Bloggers present their blogs in hopes that it will be accepted by their blogging community. Many bloggers feel more at ease blogging. Guy and Mortensen say that blogging is appealing because they can write ‘outside of the boundaries’ and not worry about all the editorial changes, spelling, and grammar.
I have never been one to keep a journal or really share my thoughts outside of my inner circle, but now that I have been required to create a blog and do some blogging I can see how it is beneficial in the education world. I have learned a lot from my classmates. They have said a lot of things that had not crossed my mind until reading their blogs. I feel that blogging would be beneficial to students in middle school and up. I could see blogging being a great avenue for literature teachers to take while teaching novels. Not only would they be learning from each other, but they would enjoy the social networking aspect of it as well. I could have defiantly benefited from it in my high school days while reading Hamlet and Shakespeare!
Blogging about a novel would be a great way to have a book talk instead of the traditional book clubs that youth may use. Kids are introduced to blogging at a young age through programs they see on TV. I kept a journal when I was younger and right after Mia was born but never consistently. Like you, I see how this can be beneficial in the educational field. I love to read other teachers educational blogs that I may find through Pinterest or through a google search on a topic. I think blogging is a great way to stay connected, personally and professionally.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that blogging about a novel would be a great asset to middle and high school students. They would love the social aspect of blogging and sharing with each other about the novel would be very academically helpful. Great post!
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