The New Uses of Weblogs. Evolving Towards Didactic Functions

Nowadays blogs have been acquiring new functions. Apart from tradi-tional blogs, one can see a growing number of blogs that have a didac-tic function. Blogs have been used more and more often by the teachersat different education levels in order to support and optimise the tea-ching and learning processes. Linking entertainment and teaching, theyhave become a place of unlimited possibilities for the students, wherestudents can acquire new knowledge, develop their own interests andincrease cognitive curiosity. Educational blogs that are used actively bythe teachers can positively influence educational process and introducestudents to self-education, thus preparing them to the process of lifelonglearning in the future.