I reviewed some literature to see what the experts in academic journals have to say about blogging as part of the classroom experience. Here's what I've found...
Sawmiller, A. (2010). Classroom Blogging: What is the Role In Science Learning? Clearing House, 83(2), 44-48. doi:10.1080/00098650903505456
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This article shows how useful a blog can be in a science classroom. It highlights areas such as students desire to use technology, keeping students motivated to write, collaboration activities, and even as a means of differentiated instruction.
MacBride, R., & Lachman, A. L. (2008). Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Classroom Blogging. School Science & Mathamatics, 108(5), 173-183. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from Academic Search Complete.
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This article highlighted the usage of blogs in instruction of science and math classrooms. Teachers can use blogs to increase participation and increase exposure to the material. It also showed that students like using blogs as it allowed them to capitalize on online communication and eliminated the stresses of conventional classroom style instruction.
The links will probably not work as you need to be able to access Academic Search Complete. I included the citation though...sorry.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these articles! You should visit http://blogging4biology.edublogs.org/2010/04/26/using-blogs-in-science-education/ and watch the short interactive presentation. It is engaging and provides very useful information about how and why teachers should implement blogs in science. Enjoy!
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