Digital Tool 1: Blogs for Learning

People use a blog as an online dairy or journal the author can blog about something interesting that is happening in the world or within their life, general information or a particular area of interest. The activity of updating a blog is called ‘blogging’ and someone who keeps a blog is a ‘blogger’. Using a blog in the teaching context would be a great way to get all students engaged and involved. Students would be actively learning about a specific focus chosen while communicating their ideas and new understandings amongst their peers. A blog can contain text, images, hyperlinks, video and audio which allow a number of ways for students to choose what they would like to incorporate into their blogs. Blog are free and anyone can have one making this a free resource for teachers to use within their classrooms. A blog can be great tool for learning in the classroom.