Using a Blog in the Art Classroom

So I have a small amount of expierence with using a blog in the classroom as you might have already been able to tell. ( I also encourage any readers to browse my blog look at my digital work and give feedback) Having a blog allows the teacher to have easy access to student work, but also the ability to get student feedback or an idea of what is going on in their life with weekly posts. When I used this blog for my digital creativity class each thought, and artistic process was documented for my teacher to be able to see where I was what help I needed and where my ideas were coming from. As a student it gave me access to any pictures I needed, I could access my work anywhere, and it was also an easy way to see what my classmates were doing. If I use a blog in my classroom it will be specifically for my students to to get their work out there. They would be responsible for documentation and uploading as well as getting their blog site out there for people outside of the class to see. As artist we want to eventually sell our work and make money so learning to advertise yourself and your abilities is a. Key skill to have. I would ask students to make an artist statement, talk about what they are interested in, what mediums they enjoy using, and give updates on what they working on. I would also want them to have documentation of all their work and contact info in case someone is interested in their work. As for me it would allow me access to my students minds, I would be able to check up on students work and how their creative process is coming along. I could have them talk about some things they are struggling with and have other classmates posts ideas or possible solutions. I feel like a blog is a fun way for students to include technology and social media into their classroom expierence, while also getting their work out their and showing off what they are proud of. The big difference here is that these blog will be open to the public, anyone can see them and that is what sets them apart from word documents and google docs. Students will have to think about what they are saying because anyone will be able to see these. 

I already know this is something that I'm looking forward to including in my classroom! Yay for technology!