Blogging in the Classroom

This document discusses the benefits of using blogging in the classroom, including teaching students to write for an audience, offering an alternative way for students to participate, helping teachers get to know their students better, building community among students, discovering emerging student leaders, and helping students develop positive online identities. It provides examples of blog posts from students on topics like feeling isolated as a Caribbean student, requesting and offering help with a foreign language assignment, and discussing career choices. The document concludes with best practices for classroom blogging and examples of blogging platforms.