More on blogs in schools
The Daily Barometer>”….For many students, Gurak said, blogging can be a useful method of improving writing. As blogs are a public medium with an intended audience, “It might encourage students to think more about what they are doing,” she said, adding that they might be more apt to incorporate accountability and structure into their writing. Furthermore, Gurak pointed out, blogs encourage a very voluntary, participatory sort of atmosphere, where many students seem to enjoy interacting outside the classroom…”
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