| Summary: | Blogging is now a worldwide phenomenon with web logs reaching a potential audience of hundreds of millions. Blogs have been described as the ultimate in publishing for the people and have been used to challenge governments and the press. Steve O Hear, one of Britain's digital evangelists, explores how web logs can be used in schools. Steve finds some enthusiastic primary age bloggers and discovers how blogging is being used to help in literacy, ICT skills and a range of other subjects. He finds many of the benefits extend beyond the curriculum as pupils develop confidence, improve their self expression and get a real sense of fulfilment from publishing their work. In West Blatchington School in Hove, East Sussex, blogging is practised by everyone from the head down. Steve visits the school's after-school blogging club, a special bloggers assembly and sees web logs being used in the school's autistic unit.
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