I
haven't had much experience with blogging.
When I think of blogs, I think of a person sharing their experiences
about a certain topic. I thought that
one person contributed to a blog. I did
not realize that it was interactive and open to many. The benefit of blogging is that several people can communicate
and share ideas on a topic.
Use of Blogs in
the Classroom:
1. Post questions on a topic before it is introduced
to the class. For example, what do you
know about jellyfish? Students would post their responses and share comments
with each other This would enable me to
find out what students know about jellyfish before it is covered in class.
2. Post supplemental assignments. Students often need additional help on a
topic that teachers often do not have the time in class to cover. This blog would enable students to obtain additional
help on a topic outside of class from the teacher and fellow students.
3.
Determine what students learned after a lesson is taught. Students would share
and post everything they learned about a topic. They would be encouraged to fill in the blacks for each other.
This would promote class participation as well as teamwork.
4.
Promote group work. I would assign
students to a group. Each group would
be given a topic to research. Each group would be responsible for creating and
maintaining their blog. Each group would comment and provide feedback on each
other's blogs.
What
I have learned about blogging for educational use:
What
I learned from the readings is that when implementing blogs in a classroom
setting, parental permission and knowledge is important. Also ethical issues
and online safety will need to be discussed with students. Blogs should not be
graded but used as a supplement.
Melanie, I really enjoyed reading your blog! I think you included some very important information that would be extremely beneficial to educators. I like how you layed out the different ways blogs can be implemented into the classroom. I agree that when setting up a blog, it is very important to discuss online safety and proper use of the internet! I look forward to reading more on your blog!
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie,
ReplyDeleteHow did you add my blog to the right side of your blog. I want to do that too with everyone. Online safety should always be added before doing a blog. It is really important for students to understand. Would you give your student's parents a permission slip to do a blog
I love the idea of using the blog as a way to activate prior knowledge. We often have such rushed class periods, trying to get all the material presented that the students need to learn. Blogging like this would take a little bit out of the class period, have it occur beforehand, and give you time to look at what students bring to the class so that you can modify your plans accordingly. I believe it would be a great motivator as well. It lets them preview what they are going to learn to incite some interest in them before class starts.
ReplyDeleteWould you use your blog as strictly a supplemental activity or would there be some type of participation grade assigned? How would you ensure that everyone participated?