Why let students blog?

I liked what this video had to saying about letting our students blog. A few of the key statments it made that stuck with me was: for ownership, for excitement and for conversation. I feel as though these are all key in the process of helping a student learn. When a student has ownership over something they feel more important and that the tool they are using is more important. When a student is excited about something then they are more capable of learning because it is triggering an emotion inside of them that will spark their attention. Lastly I feel it's important for students to learn to communicate with their teacher, their fellow classmates as well with themselves. If they are able to have an open path of communication I feel as though they will be able to know their strengths and understand what they are being taught. Conversational skills are key to helping a student build confidence in themselves and to help them believe in what they can be! Blogging seems to hold important values that will allow a student to progress as a person by setting goals and seeing what they have accomplished because they wrote it down and saved it!