Blogging in Schools in St. Vincent

How Blogs can be used to Support and Enhance Teaching & Learning in Schools in SVG

A blog is a publication mechanism, like a journal or bulletin. Blogs can promote open dialogue and encourage community building in which both the bloggers and commenters exchange opinions, ideas, and attitudes.

How can Teachers and Students use Blogs?

• Teachers can use blogs to publish assignments, resources, and keep students and even parents up to date on class events, due dates, and content being covered.
• Teachers can also use blogs to help students’ master content and improve their writing skills.
• Students can use blogs to publish their writing and educate others on a particular topic.

Benefits to Blogging:

It provides an alternative avenue to classroom learning

It incorporates technology in the classroom.

Students who may be unwilling to share ideas in the classroom may share via blogging.

A sense of community can be created in the classroom by working together to write a blog.

A blog provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking skills and to employ language and writing principles that demonstrate analytical thought and comprehension.