Technology is like oxygen— a necessary component of children’s life. Blogging is a fairly simple and helpful support for writing instruction. With technology, there is a blending of new ways of thinking about the teaching of writing, beyond the paper and pencil forms of writing instruction of the past, allowing for integration of information, communication, and technology literacy (Partnership for 21st-Century Skills, 2009). Moreover, blogs connect the literacies of the home to school. Last but not least, integrating blogging into classroom writing instruction can engage students and motivate them to participate more fully in the writing process.

Reference: Lacina, J., & Griffith, R. (2012). Blogging as a Means of Crafting Writing. The Reading Teacher, 66(4), 316–320. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.01128