Let Them Blog: Using Weblogs to Advance Literacy in the K-12 Classroom

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Author(s): David A. Huffaker (Northwestern University, USA)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 19
Source title: Human Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Chee Siang Ang (City University of London, UK)and Panayiotis Zaphiris (City University of London, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-87828-991-9.ch094

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter introduces the use of blogs as an educational technology in the K-12 classroom. It argues that blogs can be used to promote verbal, visual, and digital literacy through storytelling and collaboration, and offers several examples of how educators are already using blogs in school. This chapter also reviews issues such as online privacy and context-setting, and ends with recommendations for educators interested in implementing blogs with current curricula.

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