What some consider a place for opinionated individuals to rant about the world around them is actually becoming a place for education to thrive. Blogs are not just a casual outlet for the opinionated. Blogs are surfacing as a way for scholars to document and share their research with the world. Blogs offer a vehicle for scientists can lead you step-by-step through their experiments. Blogs are also becoming more widely used by educators as a means of communicating and sharing ideas with their colleagues and also their students. One such example of teacher-to-teacher blog is http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/. This blog is designed to offer ESL- and ELL-specific assistance to teachers as well as general educational resources. As a teacher, it is so encouraging to know that there are fellow teachers out there that are figuring out keys to success and passing them on. Blogs are also being used by teachers to reach out to the students and their parents. A fantastic example of using a blog in the classroom is http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/bees/. This blog offers an overview of class activities as well as postings of student work so that parents are informed and aware of what their child is doing each day. Blogs can also be used interactively with the students as they move into the secondary grade levels. Students can post journal entries about their readings, comment of teacher post topics, etc.
To answer the question that defines this post, I would emphatically respond, "YES!" Blogging is just another way as an educator to expand your ability to reach your students and engage them in your classroom and the course content.
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