I think blogs would be very helpful for communication in and out of the classroom. Students may respond to each others blogs and teachers and students may discuss issues. Not only in the classroom, parents and teachers, and students may respond back and forth and alleviate the need for paper altogether.
Teachers have a major role in blogging. There must be rules that students abide by. Foul language and criticism should not be allowed. The only criticism should be constructive.
Parents need to be aware of events in the classroom and one way to let them know is by blogging. There could be a weekly blog setup where teachers, students, and parents comment. A newsletter may be discussed with the events up and coming. Also, students reflection on their work may be added and parents and teachers may comment. This will allow open communication in all areas.
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I, too, feel that one great way to use a blog is as a communication tool between the teacher and parents.
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