Blog Post #1 - Blog Blog Blog
A blog is a personal website or page where an individual records information on a regular basis.
The purpose of a blog depends on a the individual; a blog could be a collection of thoughts, information, feelings about topics or events, an so much more. The blog
As a teacher I can use a blog as an assignment for my own students to keep track of their own progress in the class and I could use it to share information with colleagues as well as my students on academic topics or resources. I am considering having my Co-Op II students do a blog about what they are learning out in their field experiences instead of having them send in a weekly report.
Another way I am considering using this is in my health class, I can have students track their health habits in eating and exercising, as well as their feelings and struggles as they work on developing healthier habits both in school and at home.
Blogs are beneficial because it allows individuals to reflect on a daily basis, create a keepsake of memories, and receive feedback from different audiences who may share more information or insight with you.
While blogs seem more simpler in compiling information in just one place one of the major drawbacks I see in using this tool is access to the internet and computers at home. Even with the laptop program students have had a difficult time in properly caring for their technology that most are without computers now; therefore in order to assign such a task would require that all my students have access to a computer and internet.
Reference: http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/07/seven-reasons-teachers-should-blog.html
The purpose of a blog depends on a the individual; a blog could be a collection of thoughts, information, feelings about topics or events, an so much more. The blog
As a teacher I can use a blog as an assignment for my own students to keep track of their own progress in the class and I could use it to share information with colleagues as well as my students on academic topics or resources. I am considering having my Co-Op II students do a blog about what they are learning out in their field experiences instead of having them send in a weekly report.
Another way I am considering using this is in my health class, I can have students track their health habits in eating and exercising, as well as their feelings and struggles as they work on developing healthier habits both in school and at home.
Blogs are beneficial because it allows individuals to reflect on a daily basis, create a keepsake of memories, and receive feedback from different audiences who may share more information or insight with you.
While blogs seem more simpler in compiling information in just one place one of the major drawbacks I see in using this tool is access to the internet and computers at home. Even with the laptop program students have had a difficult time in properly caring for their technology that most are without computers now; therefore in order to assign such a task would require that all my students have access to a computer and internet.
Reference: http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/07/seven-reasons-teachers-should-blog.html
I know you do a lot of bell work, so maybe each week students can create a blog using one of the bell-work assigned for that week. That way, other students may comment on it with something they thought differently, or why they agree with the post.
ReplyDeleteConsidering this for next semester.
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