Self-expression

The creative and educational potential of blogs and blogging is impressive.
In addition to being a high school library media specialist, I am also a secondary English teacher and reading specialist. During the second semester (after beginning a blog for this course), I decided to incorporate individual blogs into my instruction for struggling high school readers.
Creating blogs, responding to writing prompts, and composing responses to each others' blog postings has provided an engaging medium for supporting meaningful instruction and practice. The students are not only invested in their blogs, they are also actively involved in reading and writing processes.
Incorporating blogs into my instructional strategies has provided exciting possibilities for engaging students, while improving their basic skills and expanding their understanding of the communication process and the use of technology for communicating ideas.