Why blog?

There is a great article on why blog--especially applicable for educators. http://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/readwrite.html
One of the reasons to read blogs is because it is the media that is out there. For students, they are encouraged to write through blogs because it is their world. They will write much more if they are given this media in which to work rather than word processing an article. Just as with any website out there, however, students need to be warned to be cautious of what they read. You can't believe everything you read on a blog. The world of blogs is called a blogosphere.