How can teachers make student learning more relevant? Tie the course content to the real world.
A great educational application for blogs is to tie current events to what students are learning in their course. Over time, teachers and students will find themselves more engaged by their course.
I began teaching AP United States Government & Politics using Blogger/Blogspot in 2007. You can see how I have added current events with my commentary for the students to read and comment on themselves. Click here: http://apusgov.blogspot.com/
Students then made their own blogs to do the exact same thing. One example here: http://chrisblessing.blogspot.com/ You'll notice on this site that I was able to achieve a really cool side-benefit by getting the students to blog their own perspectives on course material - Chris B. has continued to post to his blog, indicating he has stayed engaged in civic affairs.
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