Monday, June 11, 2007
Chapters 3, 5, and 7
In looking at the information in chapter 3, I have to say that the prospect of employing blogs in the classroom seems both exciting and daunting. As an English teacher who likes to use journals in instruction, I feel that the use of blogs in the classroom could lead to more relevant, higher-level thinking in regards to literature and writing. I am, however, still a little confused on how to set up a class blog. Also, I wonder about the legistical aspects of requiring students to blog when some students may not be able to have access to internet.
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Me too on the confusion part. I've kept blogs for several classes, but no one has every showed us how to gather and group those blogs in a readable place or how to act as an administrator.
You raise good questions, Chris. Maybe we can look at some teacher blogs in class one day. A great tool to look at is edublogs. It is solely for teachers and students and FREE!! like blogger. We can try out setting up a blog for a class (you might even want to do that as a project for your final because you might be able to use it when school starts). I think you will have to offer students without web access time in class to work or another option. Fortunately, fewer and fewer students are in the category all the time.
Amy
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