Blogging

 Blog means ‘web log.’ It is an online diary. it is somwhere to store ideas and reflect. you can also share ideas with friends, parents and teachers. you can share your learning with a wider audience. 
 * __What is blogging?__**


 * __Why Blog?__**
 * engagement with online technology drives their enthusiasm for writing
 * increases motivation in reading and writing
 * allows children to share their thoughts and ideas
 * Blogs give students ownership over their own learning and an authentic voice, allowing them to articulate their needs and inform their own learning. Blogs have been shown to contribute to identity-formation in students. (Bortree, D.S., 2005).
 * Glogging gives students a genuine and potentially worldwide audience for their work. Having such an audience can result in feedback and and greatly increase student motivation to do their best work. Students also have each other as their potential audience, enabling each of them to take on a leadership role at different times through the course of their learning.


 * __How to Blog?__**
 * can be done through a VLE
 * Free on websites such as Blospot.com