‘Educational Blogs and their effects of pupils writing’.
Whilst reflecting up on the effects blogging has on students, it made me realize the power and effect children portray from blogging. For example, the NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne continuously blogged about the poor quality school meals she was provided and due to high popularity and interest she received from the media. However, there was a lot of controversy about her posts to the point of which she was banned from uploading them at a certain stage.
Other methods of blogging have become increasingly popular in schools such as the 100 word challenge where students create a piece of work that others can comment on and join a community of reading other people’s work. For example, here is a response I gave to a student’s blog:
Aisha Patel
Appropriate advice should always be provided where students fully understand the negative connotations they can be faced by so that they are aware and cautious of the signs.
However, if an appropriate filtering system is embedded into a school’s blogging system then there is a wide range of potential and opportunity children can access.
Might you set up a blog with your future classes?
It would really depend on the age phase. For KS1 I would set up a blog where I would upload pictures and explanations of the different activities we have been doing in class. By getting parents involved, they can get access to the blog and add their own opinions on what they think, this way they are constantly being updated of what their children are doing at school. However, for KS2 I would definitely consider making a class blog as making an online community where children can independently express and share their ideas is a concept I feel enthusiastic about!