3 ways I could use this blog in the classroom are:
I could use this to facilitate learning by having students critique each other's work and/or give suggestions in an organized way. Within the classroom, this is hard to do because the students might be afraid of putting others or themselves "on the spot", however on the blog they have the time to think about how to give a suggestion without pressure. This would be beneficial for a paper or project the students are working on to get a more global opinion.
Another way a blog can be used is by posting videos for students. Teachers can post additional instructions/lectures through a video on a blog in case something was not covered in class that day. This could also help for a very diverse class (inclusion) because of the various levels of learning. The teacher can modify things as they wish and not have to explain things more than once in class (hopefully).
A final purpose for blogs in the classroom is to prepare students for the future. Using blogs allows students to "think outside the box" in terms of how we analyze just about anything. It shows students new technology and this is important in a world that one really needs to be technologically literate to succeed in a career later in life.
Image from Letchworth State Park, summer 2007 :o)
2 comments:
Hi Jen,
I also think using blog is one of the ways to give students time to organize their thoughts before publishing or producing them. If individual students can work on their assignments on their pace, the more participation from all students will be expected.
Nana
I agree with the fact that as teachers at times we are the ones that open student's eyes to a world beyond theirs. Technology is only increasing in its importance and students need to know how to implement it in their lives. If they do not they are going to have many headaches in their years beyond high school. Fostering such involvement would be beneficial and reach out further than they can even imagine.
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