Blogs in the Classroom

1. Blogs are an easy way to involve both students, teachers, and parents inside and outside of  the classroom.  Teachers can use blogs for posting all sorts of different information for many different intended audiences.  Parents could see what is intended to be taught in the near future to their children by their teacher.  Students might be able to use blogs to look up a homework assignment that they may have missed because of an absence.  Teachers could use this to post links to printable assignments or just the daily homework that is due for the next day.  Students and parents might use a blog to help stay in better contact with a teacher and ask questions that may be viewed by other parents or students depending on who their intended audience is. 

There are many advantages and disadvantages to using technology in the classroom.  An advantage might be that technology is an instant attention grabber for most students and will help the students stay focused on the intended task.  Another is that teachers can use technology to make everyday learning more fun for all learners.  Finally, technology makes staying organized both for students and teachers much easier and less likely for making basic errors.

Some disadvantages are that technology doesn't always work they way it is intented.  Another is that anyone at anytime could fade away from the intended reason for using the technology and become distracted by other things they can do with what ever it is they are using.  Finally, technology is not always the most simple thing to use for everyone and can be quite challenging depending on the task.