Plusses and Minuses of blogs

Well everything comes with pros and cons and blogs are no exception. I reviewed Kimberly Dees blog for this assignment, even though she wasn't all the way done, i got an idea of what she thought about each assignment.

First comes First, the pros of blogs. Blogs are great because you can use them in so many ways for teaching. You can use them to post assignments for students, a way of communication to your students, and even have you students post their completed assignments on their blogs. Its great because it teaches the students how to use different ways of technology in school, and makes it fun at the same time, it changes it up a bit from the ordinary lecture class.

However, there are cons as well. The main con is that the Internet can be a scary place, you are taking a risk by getting your kids to write things on a public blog, even if it is just assignments, there are some creepy people in this world. Another thing is that if you do to much blogging it becomes a burden and no longer becomes a fun way of learning. You also have to make sure that all your students have access to a computer at night time, in order to get their assignments, or to post their assignment.

So, that is what i think about blogs and how they are good and bad. Overall though, i think it can be a good thing as long as you make sure what your doing is safe and productive for the students.