Blogging-week 2
Throughout my research, I have found it to be a very powerful teaching and learning tool for both teachers and students. Teachers could use blogs to share ideas for teaching activities and provide “how-to’s” on using specific technological tools in their classroom. I have seen instances where blogs were used for student reflections, professional development, and much more. Teachers could post class related information such as special events, homework assignments, writing prompts, and perhaps even create an online book club. Other sites have shown teachers using blogs to provide online readings for their students to read and react to. I just checked out a site where a first grade teacher made an audio book collection where her students read stories they had written using elements from podcasting. I would think that a main benefit of blogging would be that many students are already doing it and are familiar with the concept. In addition to that, it's free. The one difficulty I might foresee is searching through many comments to find opinions on a particular topic. Perhaps that will become easier as I learn how to use my blog more effectively.
6 comments:
I hope so other folks read your ideas, because they are very good!
Keep it up!!
~ John
Thanks John for the feedback.
Lori
Lori:
I absolutely love your ideas about using Blogs among teachers to share resources. So much time is spent in department meetings and such, Blogs would be a great tool to help with time constraints. They are just a great way to network.
I would like to check out that Website. Do you remember the adddress?
Shantal
It looks like great minds think alike...I had to look twice to make sure I wasn't on my page. Great comment on the students being familiar with blogging, this makes for an easy transition. What are your thoughts for transitioning a teacher to use this as technology in the classroom that is terrified of technology?
Steph R.
Hey Lori! I like how you also focused on how teachers can use and learn from blogs. It seems like so many people simply focus on using blogs for teacher-student interaction and in turn student learning. Plus, the benefit of blogs being free really add to the appeal. I can't wait to try to incorporate them into my new classroom and hopefully share information with my colleagues.
Hi Lori, Your ideas really are great! It's true that blogs can be beneficial for both teachers and students, there are actually many ways we can use them. I agree with you about the mechanics of web pages taking away from the focus of content. Blogs are terrific for that.
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