Writing with technology

After reading through many educational articles, I have found that writing is enhanced by using technology. Students are able to use higher order thinking skills. According to the HOT Blogging article by Lisa Zawilinski, "As online readers gather information to solve a problem, they frequently analyze information, critically evaluate, synthesize across multiple texts and communicate with others using instant messaging, e-mail, blogs, wikis, or other communication vehicles (Leu, Kinzer, et al., 2004; Leu et al., 2007). These essential new literacies of online reading comprehension emphasize higher order thinking skills like analysis, synthesis and evaluation (Anderson, 2005; Bloom, 1956; Coiro & Dobler, 2007) and can be practiced through blogging" (pg. 652, 2009). I would have never thought that blogging could improve higher order thinking skills. This is always an area as a teacher that we struggle with.