Ever considered getting your students to blog? Incorporating it into your teaching and encouraging students to do so has many benefits, including:
Writing for an authentic audience
Discovering and enhancing their voice
Reflecting on their learning
Creating respectful and meaningful comments for others
Improving literacy
Connecting with peers and their community
Learning digital citizenship
Developing a positive digital footprint
Check out my presentation below on how to get student blogs started, specific standards addressed, benefits for the students and classroom, and solutions to possible drawbacks. Feel free to read along with my script.