As we know how popular is Blogging in nowadays. Blogging has been widely used by individuals and businesses for informal postings online. Blogs can be used as group discussion, peer review and collaborated project. Blogging about a subject is more engaging than simply reading.
Blog topics shows the writer's interest and there thinking abilities.
Benefits of Blogging for Students.
- Promote self-expression.
- Develop analytical thinking.
- Exercise students’ creativity.
- Improve students’ writing skills.
- Encourages to students.
Blogging gives students the opportunities to speak their ‘unique voices’. Students can practice their communication and conversation skills when they comment on others’ postings or reply to others’ feedback on their blogs. Blogging can also help students be courteous and thoughtful.
Blogging develops students analytical thinking and increases learning to a higher level not merely just understanding and "remembering” instructional materials. Before their thoughts can be written down, students need to analyse the subject and then clarify their thoughts about the subject. Then, they need to carefully formulate and stand by their own opinions. Blogging encourages students to contemplate how their opinions might be interpreted and reflected upon by others.
Blogging facilitates creative expression when they develop original content and layout of their blogs. Students can be creative in terms of customizing the themes, selecting relevant images or videos, and designing the layout. This is the visual platform in which students can express themselves. Blogging can turn learning into a fun process. Student freely think and write their own story experience or their journey on blog post. With the help of bloging students writing skills enhance.
Blogging involves a lot of writing. However, an improvement in writing skills doesn’t come automatically. Instructors need to give explicit directions at the beginning of the project as far as; step-by-step directions on how to blog, how to be authentic, how to support your opinions, as well as communicate expectations for the learner.
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