Cool Cat Teacher Blog: 12 Reasons to Blog with Your Students →
Here are two (click through for the rest):
- Blogging is a different form of writing than the essay.
There are so many nuances to blogging. You can write in first person, second person or third person. In fact, when I go through an article and take out the “I’s” and put in third person my engagement levels go DOWN with the post.- Blogging encourages student voice.
First person writing lets the students share who they are.

