Benjamin Siu, 16; St Joseph's College
What better way could there be for students to develop language capabilities and learn to express their feelings than blogging?
Since the start of personal online diaries like Xanga, blogging has been increasing in popularity. Not only is the technology easy to use, it also allows students to interact with others in a new way.
The internet provides anonymity for all users so you are more likely to express your feelings. Thoughts and opinions flow more easily. Students develop their own logic through blogging.
Critics say bloggers do not use appropriate language or sentence structuring. Teachers are concerned. Abbreviations and simplified wordings are an integral part of internet culture, and can never be removed from blogging.
There is a minimal chance for students to develop misconceptions about the spellings of certain words. Abbreviations in blogging will not lead students to think that 'you' is spelled 'u'.