Blogging perks.

I think a blog would be a great tool to stay informed in my students life and keep better track of their personal progress as well as happenings at home. We have 28 students in the second grade classroom I am currently teaching in and it is starting to feel like it is going to be very tough to give each student the personal attention and feedback they deserve. With my students blogging I could keep an eye on their writing, punctuation, capitalization, as well as their fluency. Keeping their blogs all together is a great way for me to stay organized and have them accessible at all times with only the use of an iPad, computer, and even cell phone. This could also be used as a way to know what is going on in my students lives at home. They could post pictures and videos easily and keep me updated on important events in their lives. It would be very easy for me to keep notes on these kind of happenings and keep them organized. I could also have the students post their sports, dance, or whatever after school schedules they may have so I may be able to attend one of their events. Having students and a teacher blog could possibly bridge some gaps between parents and the happenings going on in school. They would be able to access their child's blog as well as my blog and write comments and stay informed on their child's progress.  I could see multiple benefits of blogging with my students and can't wait to try it out someday.