5 Ways “62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block” Benefits Students

When I decided to write, 62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block, I wanted to create a book that combined the two things I loved most: writing and blogging. I also wanted something that would not be irrelevant the following year. If blogging were to disappear today, writing will ALWAYS be relevant. Jackpot!

Initially, the book was targeted at new and existing bloggers who want to diversify their content, stay committed on their blogging journey, and to give them ideas on how to boost their creativity. Today, my target audiences have grown to include journalism students, businesses and students in grades six through 12.

Following are 5 ways my book will benefits students in grades six through 12:

Improved writing skills

The writing is on the wall, literally, that many students cannot write because their schools are not making writing skills a priority. I spoke to a fourth grade teacher at Chicago Public Schools who said that the “powers that be” are only focused on content. They are not concerned about grammar, punctuation or sytax. Really?? Even if you have an excellent thought, it won’t mean much if it is one big, huge paragraph on a page.

Thus, the goal is to get students to write and post at least one blog post per week.

Collaboration

Blogging will allow students to work in teams in several ways. They can brainstorm ideas; evaluate each other’s work; and leave comments on each other’s sites. With a little creativity, there can be a huge class project where each student’s role will create an experience for their readers.

Better reading abilities

People say that young people are not reading today. I disagree. They are reading, but they should not be using texting language and their online shorthand in the classroom. Vowels are needed in words. Plural words end in “s” not “z”. I digressed.

The more they are required to read news stories and gather information to write their stories for their blog sites, the better they will read. However, this too may be a challenge as it has been reported that many students are not reading at their grade levels. I’m not a trained teacher, but I think this can be worked on.

Increased creativity

There are 62 types of blog posts listed in the book. I give them the “what” of the post type and an example. I am providing the “how” on my site, as well as developing a teacher’s guide to give instructors ideas. Ultimately, it is up to the student on how they will create that post. Also, there are nine multimedia posts in the book. We are going to make learning fun.

Critical Thinking

Many of the public school teachers I know have stated that students are copying and pasting information from the computer without really thinking about how it impacts what they are doing. What this says to me is that these people are not thinking, and why should they if it is not expected?

My book will help to put critical thinking back in class.

Those are just five ways students in grades six through 12 can benefit from my book, 62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block.

What are other ways these students can my benefit from my book?

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