Blogging in the Classroom
The old saying “Think Before You Speak” has long been replaced with its digital age equivalent, “Google Before You Tweet”. Continuing with that line of thought, CS Krishnamurthy wrote this article advocating the use of blogs in schools as a way to teach writing, to encourage “individual participation in the marketplace of ideas”. One of the advantages? “Typically, when students write essays in school, their work is mostly read by their teachers. Students spend hours together on Shakespeare, wars and history only to find one single person evaluate the end result. Blogging will help get a greater audience for every published piece.” Another reason: “Reading the blogs of their peers may spur the students to read, analyse and question more.” I doubt this would happen in our schools though because Internet access and computers/tablets are not going to be available in most schools. Ironically, even as Krishnamurthy recommends blogs, the digital world is already treating them