- It is FUN! Fun!….. it is wonderful when students think they are having so much fun, they forget that they are actually learning.
- Authentic audience – no longer working for a teacher who checks and evaluates work but a potential global audience.
- Suits all learning styles.
- Increased motivation for writing – all students are happy to write.
- Increased motivation for reading – students will happily spend a lot of time browsing through fellow student posts.
- Improved confidence levels –when students receive feedback from family and friends this is increases their confidence to write more.
- Pride in their work and increased proofreading and validation skills
- Parents with internet access can view their child’s work and writings – an important element in the parent partnership with the classroom. Whanau from overseas have made comments on student posts.
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