I have never really thought about the whole idea of a
blog. I always saw it as more of a journal or diary that someone kept on the internet
for everyone else to read and respond to. I never really looked at it as a tool
that could be useful in the classroom setting.
After reading chapters 2 & 3, in Will Richardson's Book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, my idea of blogs is totally different. Now I am ready to try my own and actually start to seek out other peoples' blogs on topics that I am interested in.
There are tons of ideas in the book about how to use blogs in the classroom and it does seem like a better idea than a plain website when trying to work with parents and other educators. Blogs feel like they are more often geared towards upper elementary into college but as I read through the chapters, I realized that kindergarteners and first graders that are just learning how to write could be making video blogs. Students have the ability to record themselves with school and home devices and post it on the web. There would probably be more privacy on these blogs due to the fact that you are posting the videos of students but it would be a great tool for parents, teachers, and other students to use to interact with each other.
Well, this is the first time ever that I have written a blog, other than class materials that had a layout of what I need to write! I hope that I am moving in the right direction.
After reading chapters 2 & 3, in Will Richardson's Book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, my idea of blogs is totally different. Now I am ready to try my own and actually start to seek out other peoples' blogs on topics that I am interested in.
There are tons of ideas in the book about how to use blogs in the classroom and it does seem like a better idea than a plain website when trying to work with parents and other educators. Blogs feel like they are more often geared towards upper elementary into college but as I read through the chapters, I realized that kindergarteners and first graders that are just learning how to write could be making video blogs. Students have the ability to record themselves with school and home devices and post it on the web. There would probably be more privacy on these blogs due to the fact that you are posting the videos of students but it would be a great tool for parents, teachers, and other students to use to interact with each other.
Well, this is the first time ever that I have written a blog, other than class materials that had a layout of what I need to write! I hope that I am moving in the right direction.
Richardson, W.
(2010). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
I am in total agreement with you. I had no idea all the useful things that can be done with a blog. I had actually started one last year before school started but never found time to finish it. And boy am I glad! I have so many new things to add and rearrange before sharing it with my students.
ReplyDeleteI liked your first blog! Keep up the good work!
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