Creating a blog - reflection

Pluses

• Easy to use
• Attractive, colourful
• Accessible
• Students work is on a public platform, encourages self editing
• Students are likely to already be using blogs in their personal lives, and are more likely to engage in assignments that use blogs
• Mobile phone technology would allow students to access their blog anywhere and at any time
• Introduces students to different writing styles

Minuses

• Potential for cyber bullying / harmful comments
• While you can edit and delete posts, once something is on the internet it can never be removed completely and users need to exercise caution

Interesting

• Prospect of starting conversations between learners from across the globe
• Getting a comment on a blog somehow feels more exciting than someone commenting on your views in class.  Maybe that's just for blog newbies like me though :)