Sunday, 20 November 2011

Benefits and Dangers of Using Blogs in the Classroom


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Implications
·         Enhances children's reading and writing skills
·         Encourages High level thinking  - Blooms taxonomy
·         Social Cognitivism  - Learning Theory
·         Students actively take ownership of their learning
·         Reflective tool
·         Learning can take place across the globe
·         Students can receive feedback on their postings
·         students are authors and publishers of their work

·         Stranger Danger
·         Inappropriate material
·         cyber bullying
·         Blog set up by teachers only for the purposes  of participation on a particular project
·         Explicit teaching on areas of stranger danger /computer etiquette
·         Watch privacy settings
·         Teacher scaffolding

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