Teachers and students should blog for a variety of 18 reasons including developing creativity, social skills, confidence, digital citizenship, ICT skills, higher-order thinking, reflections, building classroom community, authentic learning experiences, giving students a voice, being more purposeful and productive, and making global connections. Blogging can benefit all subjects and help strengthen home-school connections.

1. W W W . K A T H L E E N A M O R R I S . C O M
Owning Your
Content
Your Online
Hub
Traditional
Literacies
New
Literacies
TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS SHOULD BLOG
1 8 R E A S O N S
All Subjects
Creativity
Social Skills &
Confidence
Digital
Citizenship
Digital
Footprints
Home-School
Connections
ICT Skills Developing
Thinking
Reflections Classroom
Community
Authenticity
Having a
Voice
Purposeful &
Productive
Global
Connections