Blogs for education.
Well, first let me say that I did use a blog with my class last year primarily for reading responses. It worked pretty well but it wasn't a level I was really happy with. I do agree that blogs are great tools of reflection. They are also a great way to convey information to a diverse group such as parents. I started the year thinking that I would replace my weekly newsletter with a blog but have found that several of the parents either do not have or do not use the internet.
I love to follow a good blog. Teachers seem to share the love everywhere. I get math foldables, lesson plans, reading strategies, and anchor chart ideas all from blogs. One blog I love is a teacher blog called Runde's Room. http://www.rundesroom.com/ She shares lots of ideas for math and literacy. I stumble across many other blogs but I find a useful post and don't consistently follow it.
I agree with you in the fact that it is a great place to reflect on what you are doing and what other people are doing to be successful. It is something that I need to do more often. I have only done a little bit with it through blackboard. We as educators are a lot of times handcuffed on using online resources because a lot of students and parents do not have internet at home for them to use and a lot of times is a convenient excuse for not getting something turned in. I also like to steal all kinds of resources from other American History teacher blogs. I try to find something new every times I teach a unit to see what I like best and what works best. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI really like that teacher's site you posted and will check back often to see what new information is there. Thanks for sharing!
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