Though I have never really worked with blogging before, I have found it to be fairly easy to get the hang of and I think it would be great to use in my future classroom. This tool could be fun and useful in many ways for students. I am going to be teaching science and I can think of a few ways already that I could get students to learn and participate and learn while blogging. Lets say that I covered a certain topic in class, but I wanted the students to dig a little deeper and further their knowledge on the topic by exploring some videos on the topic. As an assignment, I would ask the students to search for a video online relating to the topic covered in class and have them post the link in their blog. Along with the video I would ask them to state one thing that they learned from the video that relates to the class content that we did not get a chance to cover. I think students would find a great interest in doing this and it would be a fun way for them to expand their knowledge. While blogging, the students would have to read each other's blog posts and comment on a few that they found to be interesting. This whole process will give them more experience with interacting with one another and finding new information on their own.
The first couple days of trying to use this new tool was difficult, but now that I am getting the hang of it I am excited to keep using it throughout the semester.
Chris,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad for your perseverance to master this new tool. It could have multiple uses for you in the classroom.
I really liked your idea about how you would use the tool in class, particularly the question you would ask them. It broadens the depth of the topic, while allowing for students of all learning levels to dig in and answer as they can, at their level. Great job!