The document discusses the importance of implementing blogging and other Web 2.0 technologies in education. It begins by explaining how the modern world has shifted to online connectivity and collaboration. It then reviews several articles that provide examples of how blogging can be used effectively in classrooms and across school systems to engage students, promote creativity and prepare them for 21st century skills.

12. BLOGGING in Education The large and small implications of this new technology Conclusion Solomon’s and Schrum’s article details the global issues pertaining to emerging technologies, their implementation in the market place, and the importance of American educators to implement these Web 2.0 technologies, like Blogs, within the classroom. This provides a clear picture of how the United States is falling behind many other parts of the world on this front. As Solomon and Schrum call for change, Poling and Davis provide change with their examples of how Web 2.0 technology, i.e. Blogging, can be effectively implemented within the school system for not only students, but for teachers as well. Everyone of these authors see the need for change of how the United State educates its students. Davis and Poling implemented change through the Blogging medium. “ We used to talk about reading, writing, and arithmetic as the essential skills for literacy. To be literate today involves acquiring new skills, including those of technology, understanding science, having global awareness, and most important, having the ability to keep learning.” (Solomon & Schrum 2007 p.20) Blogging provides a starting point for the necessities of literacy today. Main Menu Previous Beginning