Yes, this is my very first blog and, to my surprise, found that it was quite simple to create one. I am excited and looking forward to exchanging ideas with everyone on how to utilize technology in the classroom for the benefit of our future students.
I love the idea of using a blog in the classroom because it allows students to have more time to reflect on what they have learned, form their own opinions or thoughts and express them to the class.
- I would, first, begin the blogging process by creating one blog for the entire class.
- This blog would be used for posting announcements, assignments, projects, due dates and discussions for the all the students to respond to and for parents who desire to know what goes on in their child's class.
- Next, I would have each student create their own blog.
- For this blog, students would be encouraged to post their own research, discussion topics and questions, or simply express their thoughts and opinions while other students would be able to view and comment with specific guidelines.
- Finally, I would like to combine discussions with other classrooms and not only the one classroom alone to allow the students to be exposed to other opinions and learn from other students.
From this experience, my goal would be for the students to learn communicating skills and how to express their thoughts effectively through writing.
