Impression of Blogging

My impression of blogging is that it is a new source of communication for me and will take me some time to get into the groove of using it. However, I see that it can be a very useful tool in that it can be used as a journal, diary, research source, administrative tool, and/or a publication tool. In my opinion, blogging is both good and bad for the student. Its good qualities are that it provides an extra learning tool for students, allows quick and easy communication on a variety of topics, and allows teacher and student to interact outside of regular class time. The bad qualities about blogging is that it reduces the amount of ‘face to face” interaction between student and teacher and it is dangerous personally for a student, if they do not follow the correct steps in keeping themselves safe online. However, if a student is not in class with the teacher and using blogging, there is a good chance that he/she is at home and his/her parents can be aware of what their child is involved in online. I see blogging as a useful resource and look forward to expanding my knowledge even more.