Blogging is one of the more innovative technological tools used in education. The main advantage of blogs is its ability to engage students in a create way to work together and share information. The blogger is expressing his/her opinion by filling a space on the Internet, becoming more and more in depth in his/her writing and personal style of expression, through the feedback of the other students. The non-bloggers are exposed to several different opinions and writing styles in a very short period of time, allowing for them to grow in their area of analytical thinking, to differentiate styles, and improvement in writing conventions through practice.
As a teacher posting additional information on the blogs allows students to review information taught and resources in a specific area to enhance learning.
As blogging is such a versatile means to spread information and resources, its popularity and community of followers is growing, resulting in less and less youth being unfamiliar with blogs. All these options combined make blogging a cutting-edge teaching tool.