After visiting some of the listed blogs from our book, I found them to be actually really useful. When I thought of education blogs, my first thought was that they were going to be really boring, and that I would not understand what they were talking about. One blog that really stood out to me was The Ford Log, in his blog, Peter talks about how he is running his blog for his classroom, how they got the blog up and running and how it is beneficial to be blogging in education. I think blogging with students is such a great idea, kid's have the ability to express how they feel outside of the classroom, they can chat with the teacher if they are too shy to do so in the classroom and they can get updates and reminders on what is going on in class or on campus.
Overall, I found these educational blogs to be very eye-opening, these blogs are allowing educators around the world to come together and connect through experiences, ideas and projects. No longer is a teacher stuck trying to figure out how she is going to work something into her lesson or how to approach a certain topic. Through blogging, teachers can now rely on other educators for advice and help.
I too found a lot of useful information from the LogBlog. I also think blogging with students is a great idea! It is an awesome way for the kid's to express how they feel, especially if they are too shy to do so in class. Blogs are a great way to stay organized and give updates and reminders. This way you don't have to keep track of who was absent on what day and what they missed...they can just log onto the blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat! That was the whole point :)
ReplyDeleteOften teaching can be very lonely and you never know what others are doing in their classrooms. Through blogs you can get a glimpse into other classrooms and what others are doing.