The Next Generation of Learning

There is a whole new world of technology out there, just waiting to be utilized. Some of it, like blogging, can easily be used in a classroom setting. Teachers could have a class blog, or encourage students to keep a blog as part of an assignment. Blogging can open up so many opportunities and invite new ways of thinking into your classroom. It can be used to communicate with the next generation of students, and their parents.


Incorporating blogging into your curriculum would be quite simple. You could ask students to think about blogging as an online journal. Many historical figures kept journals. Ask students to create and maintain a blog for a period of time, as if they were a certain historical figure (e.g. Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson, etc.) Students could document their science projects by means of a blog, posting pictures, graphs, videos and other information. Blogging can help create a truly engaging curriculum.

Aside from incorporating blogging into the curriculum, blogging can help teachers communicate with students in a more 21st century kind of way. Students are on their computers so often these days. How easy would it be for them to check the blog for their English II class while they catch up with friends on Facebook? The answer is so easy. A blog for a class might include lesson summaries, homework assignments, a calendar of test dates, etc. As long as teachers are interacting with their students online in an appropriate manner, the possibilities are endless.