The Value of Blogging In The Classroom

From the current ASCD newsletter: Students who blog for class may build confidence in their writing, and the blogs encourage more reflection that can really cement student learning, educators say. "Before I started this class, writing was my enemy, but now I like writing," one middle-school student wrote in her blog. "Writing all this makes me feel that I know more." Read more in this story from Edutopia (the publication of the George Lucas Educational Foundation).