Blogging Begins with Reading

Blog reading and writing are sitting down with a group of people and having a discussion about a given topic. Only it is written down. And the people aren’t all sitting down at the same place or at the same time. So it provides a way for people to converse who will never have the chance to meet face to face. It broadens the conversation because anyone who has an interest in the topic can contribute. Moreover, some blogs are written formally but many are less formal. You get the sense that people just want to share their thoughts and have others share in return. I think blogging facilitates learning by giving us the opportunity to connect with a wide group of people who have something to say about our topic of interest

Blogging / Reading

       Blogging is a good way to get students engaged in reading. However, like writing I don’t believe that reading blogs should replace the idea of having students cuddle up with a good fit book during reading time or as required homework reading.