I can see many advantages to
using a Blog in education. I would have
to say that a blog can be very helpful for teachers, as well as students.
I would certainly use a blog to
pose topics and issues that I am trying to tackle in my teaching. Simply writing something down can help shed
light on a situation or matter that I did not see before. Thinking about it is one thing, but actually
seeing it in writing is something totally different. Often times the act of writing can provide
self-clarification. Blogging can also
get your topic/issue out to other teachers.
More experienced teachers can provide valuable feedback and give
suggestions. They might have certain
techniques or materials that could help strengthen my lessons and make it more
understandable to the students.
Although
I will be teaching at the elementary level, I can see a blog being very useful
for younger children too. It would be a
great learning activity to set up a classroom blog to let parents, students,
and administrators know what we are doing.
It can help them stay abreast of our day-to-day endeavors. Since most adults have instant access to the
internet, it would be very easy to log on and see what is going on in the
class. Depending on the lesson, students
(with the guidance of an aide) can do anything from post information, to voice
opinions, or simply express their creativity.
Although students could only add information during school time, they
can log on to the Blog at home to see what they have created and read what
others have posted. It will certainly be
a good feeling to see something that they have done pop up on the computer
screen!
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