There are many advantages and disadvantages along with interesting factors to do with blogging within a classroom context. This will be demonstrated in a PMI chart which will weigh the positives up with the negatives whilst highlighting the intriguing information.
PMI Chart on having blogs in the classroom
| Positives |
Minuses | Interesting |
| Able to freely write with no critiquing of others – expression of ideas. | Blogging can introduce cyber bullying to students by other students. | The ‘teacher control’ can be varied to a lot of control or very little depending on the classroom |
| Versatile – can be used on any form of smartphone, tablet etc. It is just another website, so children can read the blogs on the way to home which is convenient for them in order to practice and control their time management. | Limited flexibility – Only a few designs and themes making most of the blog sites the same. | Only displays information that you want to display. You can share or hide as much information as you want to protect security. |
| It allows the freedom to speak either in 1st or 3rd person with no limitations as long as its ain regards to the question. | It can be inflicting with other websites which are not associated with a Google account. | Can incorporate links to other sites, add pictures etc to allow the reader to gain a better understanding. |
| While blogging, you are close to a lot of other resources that are available and are only a click away! | Blogging infringes privacy undermines and communication between people |
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| Easy for people to use who are not technologically savvy and no need for installation of programs along with being free to use. | ||
| It is not public like Facebook is. | ||
| The content being displayed will be valued by others who are working with the same information which makes it valued. | ||
| Covers an arrange of learning theories | ||
| Allows students to respond and share |
This PMI chart has highlighted the positives, minuses and the interestesting facts which indicated the usefulness of a Blog within a classroom.
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