While blogging has many educational benefits, one of the main concerns to educators is the ability of students to make or recieve contact from persons who would seek to exploit or influence them in unsavory ways. Blogging allows for predators to make contact with students through the posting of comments and the seeking of personal information.
Other issues of concern are the ability to view and post pornographic material on blogs. While schools have firewalls that can prevent students from accessing inappropriate web sites, these same filters may not always prevent students from accessing inappropriate blogs. Students are very resourceful and are finding ways to get around firewalls. The same filters that are protecting students from reaching inappropriate blogs are also preventing them from reaching and interacting with blogs that have educational benefits. Also, once students are taught the benefits of blogs and begin to use and access appropriate blogs at school, there is nothing to prevent them from accessing inappropriate blogs while they are at home. This means parents must also be educated about blogs and the danger they can pose to their children.