it’s been a long while since i posted anything related to edublog (yes, one of the original purpose of this storeroom), and i saw this link to steve wheeler’s post, and apparently, he had posted “Seven reasons teachers should blog” the day before, and responses were overwhelming (:
some reasons why teachers don’t blog:
- fear
- no time, tired after a day in school
- nothing of interest to share with other teachers
- access to (common) weblog platforms were blocked (i.e. firewall)
- don’t see the benefits of (edu)blogging
and why teachers should blog according to prof wheeler:
- blogging causes one to reflect
- blogging crystalises one’s thinking
- blogging links one to a wide audience
- blogging creates personal momentum (and improve your writing and thinking)
- blogging gives you valuable feedback (through visitors’ comments)
- blogging improves your creativity (in expression)
- blogging improves your grammar (cos you are more careful when you know there’s an audience)
while the above reasons are about why a teacher should blog (him/herself), the benefits can be applied to students too, don’t you think so? (: