I think that blogging could be very useful in a school. It may help teachers bounce ideas off of each other. This will be easier with a blog because they don't have to meet face to face. This can easily be done from home or even from a cell phone.
I like it better than email- it seems more personal and I think it will be easier for me to retrieve ideas- you can search the blog or create different blogs for different topics. It is easy to use.
I don't think that I'm creative enough to keep a blog active for educational purposes. I had one for personal use when I started my first job and felt overwhelmed by all of the family and friends contacting me on a daily basis--it was a great way for me to stay in contact and to fill everyone in in one fell swoop. I think it could potentially be an alternative for a classroom webpage--simpler for families to use and navigate!
I kind of agree with Jacque here. With so many different tools that can be used, it is would be difficult to keep tabs on so many. Certainly overwhelming. But, yes, I can see ways to keep this up for education purposes if one is dedicated.
I also liked the idea from the readings of using blogs for professional development. It would individualize and differentiate learning for teachers who could choose to be in groups with different professional development goals and plans. They could work together through a blog to share ideas from a book group, develop lesson plans or assessment, etc. That way experienced teachers wouldn't have to be doing the same thing as first years so they could both benefit.
I agree with those who said that they would struggle with keeping a blog up to date, there are just too many good systems to keep up with all of them unfortunately, and I could see myself neglecting a blog,
I agree with how easy blogging could be if everyone was comfortable using it!
ReplyDeleteI like it better than email- it seems more personal and I think it will be easier for me to retrieve ideas- you can search the blog or create different blogs for different topics. It is easy to use.
ReplyDeleteI follow a few teacher blogs to get ideas and resources. It is great.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that I'm creative enough to keep a blog active for educational purposes. I had one for personal use when I started my first job and felt overwhelmed by all of the family and friends contacting me on a daily basis--it was a great way for me to stay in contact and to fill everyone in in one fell swoop.
ReplyDeleteI think it could potentially be an alternative for a classroom webpage--simpler for families to use and navigate!
I kind of agree with Jacque here. With so many different tools that can be used, it is would be difficult to keep tabs on so many. Certainly overwhelming. But, yes, I can see ways to keep this up for education purposes if one is dedicated.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that I would have a hard time staying current with the blog unless it was one of the main points of my unit.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the idea from the readings of using blogs for professional development. It would individualize and differentiate learning for teachers who could choose to be in groups with different professional development goals and plans. They could work together through a blog to share ideas from a book group, develop lesson plans or assessment, etc. That way experienced teachers wouldn't have to be doing the same thing as first years so they could both benefit.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that I would struggle with keeping my blog up to date/current. However, for those that can I think it can be a great tool!
ReplyDeleteI agree with those who said that they would struggle with keeping a blog up to date, there are just too many good systems to keep up with all of them unfortunately, and I could see myself neglecting a blog,
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