Functionality of blogs!

How can ICT's be fully incorporated into the classroom and school community when blog's are not allowed to be used in schools?

I think there is certainly a place for blog's in the classroom, and in the near future, surely things should change to allow their use. Although there are negative aspects to their use (bullying, using them for social netowrking), with correct monitoring blog's can be a very powerful learning tool. It not only gives students the opportunity to share and compare ideas, but it also gives the students who are not very forth coming in asking questions in the classroom the opportunity to ask about, and discuss topics a little more freely.

Assessment could be carried out in the form of a blog, which may engage the students, who are probably used to handing in hard copies of their assessment.

It is a useful resource for teachers as well, in that they can use it to communicate with one another, when their busy schedule sometimes makes it difficult to catch up face to face. In a broader aspect, it may be useful for teachers from various places to share ideas and learning tools to keep students engaged.

If parents start to use blog's, they could communicate freely with their childrens teachers, and be more involved in their learning. Working families sometimes find it difficult to make time to meet with teachers, and thios would make things just that little bit easier.

Blog's have many uses, and if used correctly, certainly have a place in schools.