Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Blogging


Blogging is something that I have always heard about but I have never read any until now.  Who knew that it could be so interesting?  I have noticed that reading one blog leads to reading another and another and time can easily escape you.  Blogging is a great way for both new and experienced teachers to share ideas and help each other.  Blogging in the classroom can be used to share information about the class with school faculty, students, and their parents.  Information such as assignments, class field trips, and other class happenings are among the many things that can be shared in a blog. 


Blogging has many advantages.  It can encourage students to interact with each other that normally wouldn’t otherwise.  Blogs can help bridge the gap and take down fences that many students have put up when it comes to certain subjects.  It can help them to become more comfortable with sharing their thoughts and improve necessary language skills such as reading and writing.  Proofreading their own posts and commenting on others can make them aware of simple mistakes before posting the blog or comment to the public site. 

Along with its advantages blogging does have disadvantages.  Accessibility may be an issue when it comes to getting online to post to the blog.  Most schools have an activity period or time set aside for centers where the student may be able to work on their blogs during school hours.  Another disadvantage would be monitoring what the students are able to access and view while setting up their blog.  Some things just aren’t appropriate for eyes of any age. 

Some helpful blogs that would be good resources for education students, such as myself and for current teachers are:

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