Blogging about Blogging

Hello! My name is Karen and this is my first blog. I looked through five different articles about using blogging in the classroom. I came across that blogs are being used in the classroom setting a lot more than I thought. The second article I read about using blogs in the classroom reported, “51.5% of all blogs are being developed and maintained by ages 13–19.” (Henning, 2003) I have not used blogging in my classroom yet but after reading these articles, many ideas of way I could incorporate blogging started emerging. Thanks for reading!

Welcome to the Blogoshere


This is an excellent article for any teacher that is not familiar to blogging and may be looking into using it in their classroom. The article clearly describes the origin of blogging and how it has evolved into an effective teaching tool. It gives not only examples of how teachers can use blogging in the classroom but also suggests that teachers can use blogging to collaborate with teachers from other school districts. A few main suggestions this article gives on how blogging can be used in the classroom are: instructional resources, collaborative tools, and showcases for student projects.

The Educated Blogger: Using Weblogs to Promote Literacy in the Classroom

This article would be great for administrators or teachers interested in increasing the usage of literacy strategies in the classroom. It walks you through the study of their hypothesis, can blogs be an important addition to educational technology and promote literacy in the classroom? It makes the reader understand the importance of literacy in children and adolescent development. It gives suggestions on how to use blogs across several disciplines. Concluding, the article calls for more research to be conducted and suggests that blogging will be even more popular than it is right now.

Think blogs are a passing fad?

This article would be more for a first time teacher looking into using blogs in the classroom. It gives a personal account of how on teacher uses blogging in his classroom. It also touches on safety concerns and blogging. Richardson (2004) stresses, “We can keep our students safe with thoughtful teaching and clear policy.” Multiple examples of how to use blogs for educational purposes were also included in this article.


Blog On: Building Communication and Collaboration Among Staff and Students

This article begins by reminding us that blogs started out more for personal use and are now being used as an effective teaching tool. Poling (2005) states, “Blogging as a classroom application allows for enhanced comprehension and communication among students as well as the ability to build deeper understanding across the curriculum. This article goes into detail about the different types of blogging students can use. It then gives a detailed example of how to use each type of blog in the classroom. Some examples of the different types of blogs are: blogging to support learning, individual blogs, classroom blog and collaborative blogs.


'Blogs’ Catching On as Tool for Instruction

This article is a lot like the previous article I reviewed. It is written for any teacher thinking about using blogs in the classroom. It gives many reasons why blogging is helping students become more creative in their writing. It is has opinions and examples from multiple teachers using blogs in the classroom. This article is also useful for obtaining ideas on how to use blogging in the classroom.