Yes blogging is a great tool that is used in schools and yes it helps children become motivated to write, but there are some negatives to blogging. "It seems clear that although blogging can and does have a significant and worthwhile educational impact, this impact does not come automatically and does not come without risks." This blog post is about the negatives to blogging.
The first negative is that children write about anything and everything, especially unimportant things. "Examples can be seen all over the Internet." this example comes from EDUCAUSE REVIEW. Childlren begin to write blogs and end up saying "What's the point" and thinking that it is all irrelevant to anything. they eventually give up and lose interest to blogging
This website also explains the importance to listening. "Good conversations begin with listening... "It's like arriving late to a party: the first act must be to listen, before venturing forth with an opinion." children need to have that skill of listening if they want to write about meaningful things. when blogging children do not need to learn anything from listening, they just go off and write about anything. It might even be unimportant things that they will not learn from. this is where blogging has gaps. this is because children see an opening where they can write about anything and get away with it. teachers need to make a boundary where children need to have something that needs to be written, not just "write anything you want but please keep on top of it". This will encourage children to write about anything that has nothing to do with learning or the classroom.
The first negative is that children write about anything and everything, especially unimportant things. "Examples can be seen all over the Internet." this example comes from EDUCAUSE REVIEW. Childlren begin to write blogs and end up saying "What's the point" and thinking that it is all irrelevant to anything. they eventually give up and lose interest to blogging
This website also explains the importance to listening. "Good conversations begin with listening... "It's like arriving late to a party: the first act must be to listen, before venturing forth with an opinion." children need to have that skill of listening if they want to write about meaningful things. when blogging children do not need to learn anything from listening, they just go off and write about anything. It might even be unimportant things that they will not learn from. this is where blogging has gaps. this is because children see an opening where they can write about anything and get away with it. teachers need to make a boundary where children need to have something that needs to be written, not just "write anything you want but please keep on top of it". This will encourage children to write about anything that has nothing to do with learning or the classroom.
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