Blogging in Education

Exploring our world through blogging can enhance our learning experiences. I believe that learning is all relative; we learn everywhere about everything. I now understand that the practice of blogging will provide a learning environment that strengthens skills essential for the 21st century. There are four skills: critical thinking, creative thinking, communication, and collaboration. Blogging is a great way to practice all four of them.

Blogging can even be a beneficial tool for kid's learning. Students can discuss what they've learned in class outside of the classroom. Blogging is also useful for developing writing skills, sharing ideas in a creative way, learning different technological mediums, and collaborating with other students and teachers. On another note, it is very important that we talk to our kids about how to leverage technological tools, such as blogging, to bring about positive outcomes into the world instead of fostering negative experiences.

Sometimes we may not understand what we've learned in the classroom until we've practiced it in real life. Blogging is a great way to share what we've learned by relating it to real life events. I like what George Couros stated in his blog post, "5 Reasons Your students Should Blog", about blogging being an open reflection to take time to think about what we've learned. It also gives the reader an open invitation to respond to the blog in the comments section. The comments could be a great way for learners to dialogue with other learners about their findings; also, it's a great way to dialogue with the readers.