Blogging can be compared to yet another vitamin. Vitamin D also called the sunshine vitamin is supplied by many different sources (such as tuna, sardines, milk, mushrooms and beef) and has several functions (related to bone, teeth and neuromuscular functions). Like Vitamin D, blogging posts can be supplied by different students and can serve a variety of functions as well.
One noteworthy function is its ability to satisfy the diverse needs of students with different learning preferences or styles. A blogs web site allows postings that contain texts. Audio and video postings can also accompany the texts providing an easy and ready interactive forum for students to grasp reading and writing skills and concepts that might otherwise be difficult to grasp in a more traditional paper and pencil setting.
This also draws attention to the issue of time and timing. While less time may be spent achieving lesson objectives students have the opportunity to access high quality instruction at a time that suits them and as often as they wish. The potential challenge will for students is if they do not have access to the internet at home. Nonetheless, blogging remains a multifunctional and valuable instructional ICT tool.
Victoria Cunningham
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