I think that blogs could help support the work of my classroom in many ways. It could be an avenue of connection between myself and parents, both as a simple communication tool and as a message board.
Blogging could also support our work in the classroom as students use this resource in accessing academics electronically, rather than using paper and pencil methods for everything they do. They could respond to a comment of the day or comment to something that is happening in current events. They could respond to a prompt, which would be the assignment's end, rather than a list of endless questions they needed to answer and I needed to read, then I could respond - or not. There is an endless realm of possibilities for this.
Concerns I have about educational blogging? There is always the possibility of someone misinterpreting what you are trying to accomplish in an electronic format. Face-to-face always seems to be an easier way to read people. Another concern is in student responsibility; how will I know for sure who has truly completed the required work? These are just a few of those concerns.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Thing 2
I am participating in 23 Things for a variety of reasons. Some reasons are presonsal, and some are professional. There are a lot of things I must ask my own children to help me with when it comes to technological issues because I don't know how to solve the problems myself and I become frustrated. My students are so much more advanced than I am and are able to follow through on tasks or problem-solve issues far beyond my reach.
I am hoping that by participating in 23 Things I will be able to be on a more even playing field with my students. If I am, we will be able to communicate in more ways than ever before, certainly we will be able to complete assignments and assessments in different avenues that are more interactive. This is also a field in which others, such as parents, might be able to view how students are responding to the work at hand since it is open on the internet. That is one aspect that makes you stop and think about the ideas that you are posting in terms of appropriateness when there are many viewing your words.
I hope to learn the things that will allow me to do this. I also hope to learn how to get there without being frustrated along the way with not understanding how things work or don't work.
I am hoping that by participating in 23 Things I will be able to be on a more even playing field with my students. If I am, we will be able to communicate in more ways than ever before, certainly we will be able to complete assignments and assessments in different avenues that are more interactive. This is also a field in which others, such as parents, might be able to view how students are responding to the work at hand since it is open on the internet. That is one aspect that makes you stop and think about the ideas that you are posting in terms of appropriateness when there are many viewing your words.
I hope to learn the things that will allow me to do this. I also hope to learn how to get there without being frustrated along the way with not understanding how things work or don't work.
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