I don't ever really use blogs. I have in the past maybe two or three times just to get some ideas off my head. I've used myspace and facebook to do so. I think they are okay to use in the classroom but for personal use, they are somewhat obsolete in my opinion.
Blogs can definitely be successful in the class room. It is probably the easiest way to communicate with students and parents. Parents can go online, find out what happen in class without having to actually call the teacher. Students can go online and get missing assignments if they were sick or if they lost or misplaced their assignments they can get them that way as well. Students are more likely to be embarassed to ask the teacher for another copy, too. Plus, teachers would probably find it better to use a blog so that they have more space. By that I mean, they don't have to print out so many papers. Just like the principle said from the audio, they cut their paper budget by 50% because of the blogging.
People who believe blogging in the classroom is a waste of time probably has a point. I think blogging in class is a waste of time. It's the blogging after class that is productive. I think a teacher should take out a maximum of a week to teach the children how to use it, but other than that I would only refrence back during class if need be. Children can access the blog after class, because during class would cause for distraction. Everyone can admit if they had a chance in highschool or middle school to blog in class, they would use the internet for everything else but that. The only time I would use blogging in the classroom would be during a computer science class or where I could limit where the internet could go.
Some technology that you could use in the classroom would to be able to chat online. For instance, teachers could talk to other teachers from anywhere in the world to come up with new classroom ideas. Students could connect with other students from across the world and learn about their culture and lifestlye as well share their own beliefs and behaviors.
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4 comments:
I like your ideas on the questions, I think limiting the time for using blogs in the classroom is a good point.
I think you make a good point that blogs should not be used during class time, but after class to enhance learning.
Good post, Mary!!
CK :)
I also agree with you about not using class time to blog. I could see maybe sometimes allowing a limited amount of time at the end of class, but not everyday.
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