Blogging is one of the new trends in this century. A personal blog allows people to publish experiencies and comments about something in which they are interested. People blog on almost everything: from daily experiences to politics, recipies and even pets. Each comment is posted in a "reverse-chronological order"; this means that people read the last entrance first. They are composed of text, but they may also include images, audio or video, and many times, they include links to other similar blogs. A significant feature of blogs is that people can comment on entries and let the writer know his/her point of view about the topic.
Blogs are being used for educational purposes. Many English teachers around the world are now using this tool to enhance communication among their students while they practice the language. A topic is posted by the teacher and students can share their opinions and thoughts about it and, at the same time, they are practicing their language skills. As an English teacher, I find this tool very useful, since it is another way of making students think and use the language outside the classroom walls.
Blogs are being used for educational purposes. Many English teachers around the world are now using this tool to enhance communication among their students while they practice the language. A topic is posted by the teacher and students can share their opinions and thoughts about it and, at the same time, they are practicing their language skills. As an English teacher, I find this tool very useful, since it is another way of making students think and use the language outside the classroom walls.
If you want to create your own blog, you may try these free blog hosts:
Blogger.com by Google
Wordpress.com
Blog.com
Okayblog.net
To know more about this topic, click on the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging
Check out this presentation with some of the reasons for encouraging students to blog.
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