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> Because content is on the World Wide Web, it is content that becomes a part of a wider body of knowledge. It is searchable. The idea that relevance of student work ends at the classroom door no longer applies. > Students can extend conversations outside of the classroom, and collaborate with invited guests from around the world and from within the community. > The history of student work is organized, searchable, and shareable. > Everyone has a voice in the conversation and all ideas, even the instructor's are given equal presentation. > Students who blog on a particular subject can become a topic specific expert. > Students need the skills to analyze and manage information. Weblogging teaches skills such as research, organization, and syntheses of ideas. taken from: Richardson, Will. __Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.__ Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2006, pp 27-29
 * Why use a blog for Student learning?**
 * 1) **Weblogs are** **a constructivist tool for learning**:
 * 1) **Weblogs extend the walls of the classroom:**
 * 1) **Blogs archive the learning that teachers and students do:**
 * 1) **A weblog is a democratic tool that supports different learning styles:**
 * 1) **Blogs can enhance the development of of expertise in a particular subject:**
 * 1) **Blogs can teach students new literacies they will need to function in an ever expanding information society:**
 * Will Ricahrdson has written extensively about using blogs in education at his [|website] and in his book:

Richardson, Will. __Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.__ Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2006.