2. student voice (individual, creative, representative)
3. developing a positive digital footprint
4. authentic audience, which results in increased motivation and proofreading
5. improved confidence and pride in work
6. increased reading
7. sharing, collaboration, and communication
8. an easy way for parents to view their students’ writing and learning
9. work is permanently stored, easily accessed and valuable comparisons can be made over time for assessment and evaluation purposes.
10. an opportunity for students to be responsible and independent
11. prepares students for digital citizenship as they learn cybersafety and netiquette
12. fosters peer to peer mentoring - students are happy to share, learn from and teach their peers (often not in their usual social group)
13. increases online communication skills
14. students will be able to set the topics for many of their posts, which promotes deeper thinking, creativity, and ownership over their learning/education.
15. establishing an internet identity in a supervised environment
