When considering whether or not blogs can be a benefit to the classroom, I would guess that it is probably a controversial topic. I believe that if managed well, a district could improve parent involvement and communication. Students could colaborate on projects outside of the school day. Among many more benefits,they could be used for motivation and celebrations.
If I ever am allowed to have a classroom blog, I can see that comments will need to be consistently reviewed and approved before comments are posted to the world.
Is there anyone who would like to comment on thier experiences or ideas?
Cathy,
ReplyDeleteI don’t have experience I wish I did, I think this job would be a whole lot easier and I would know what the heck I was doing. However, I do think there are so many ways in using a Blog for all grade levels including mine which is Kindergarten. With the many tools that can filter what can and can not be said and looked at I think blogging is the next best thing for us as educators. The problem I face is whether or not the district will allow blogging to be allowed. I think for me by starting simple and using blogs to display work and for community access this will help me build my knowledge and therefore be able to educate students successfully.
Lisa, I absolutely agree with you. I very much doubt that blogging will be permitted within my district for a long time to come. I am enjoying the exhiliration that I feel when I accomplish something that I think is really really complicated!! Like a blog..lol. A month ago, I didn't know what one was. I have explained what one is to 3 people now, who didn't know what one was. I don't feel all that behind afterall!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great post.
Cathy,
ReplyDeleteLike you my tech skills are not what they should be, my daughter who is 30 years old helps me when I am in a real bind but she lives 10 hours away. Not easy.
I also believe that blogging is the wave of the future but our school systems have not caught up to it yet. Our students are not even allowed to bring out their cell phones to access the internet for classroom work.
Diane Liebl
Walden Learning Community
Diane,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that blogging is going to be involved in much of what goes on in future education. Our school systems have not caught up to it yet, but i think that they will in short time have to come up with a way to get teachers trained (who knows, maybe we will be the trainers), and get technology tools into our schools! Especially with the No child left behind act including technology into expectations.