Motivation for Writing through Blogs

Students, today, are very motivated by technology so using blogs to teach writing makes perfect sense. (As a non-blogger myself, I had never thought of this.) Blogs would be very motivational because they are actually writing for a real (and sometimes vast) audience which, in turn, would motivate them to be more conscientious with their overall writing product (“peer pressure” is a wonderful motivator). After reading this article, I have discovered that there are so many ideas and opportunities out there, the idea of use of blogs needs to shared and encouraged. (I worry, though, about the students who still don’t have access to a computer at home.)