Pros and cons of bloging

This was my very first attempt at blogging. I feel that blogging when done right can be very useful and informative tool. at the same time some blogs are mindless chatter that isn't really worth reading. By reading some of my fellow classmates blogs and countless other blogs i have come to the realization that there are both pros and cons of blogging.

As a teacher I feel that blogging in the classroom is a good way to keep parents and students involved with your lesson plans. this alone is a reason that every high school should and probably will have a blog site in the future. classroom blogs will make assignments easier for both teachers and students. Parents would benefit from blog sites as well because it will give them access to the assignments that are do and if their child has trouble staying on task they will be able to keep them on task.

A cons are blogging are basically human error and security reasons from what i can tell. I feel like there could be potential problems with anyone having access to the blog at anytime. this could lead to non scholastic things being written on the blog site and ruining the educational surroundings. also blogs can be run improperly. Links that don't work half written posts and unclear images are all ways that one could render a blog ineffective.

all together i feel that the pros greatly out weigh the cons. Blogs would and are great assets to the academic community. keeping students interested in what they are learning and getting their parents involved are two of the most important things that a teacher can do to benefit the child.