Blogging gives you a chance to create diary-type entries of commentary. I don't blog but I do read some. I find some to be interesting, entertaining, and some to be a complete waste of time. Blogging gives people a voice. No one forces you to read blogs and they are a great outlet for the frustrated, the bored, the comedians, the gamers, the pessimists, the optimists, etc.
When it comes to incorporating blogging into my classroom, I am unsure. I tend to stay away from putting any of my students on the internet. I think you could run into some trouble and I would rather be safe than sorry. I do however think blogging would be a great way to communicate with your classroom parents daily or weekly. During the school year I create a newsletter to send home weekly with my students. The newsletters inform the parents on what has been going on in the classroom and what to look forward to. I think I could blog that info for my parents to read. -Just an idea-
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Blogs could be the next environmentally friendly "thing" in the classroom. Why waste paper when you can list all the information in one spot and let parents read it at their leisure.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you said that Blogging gives people a voice! I had never thought of it that way but I have sure read some blogs and I am sure they were just frustrated and speaking their mind. In a blog, they are able to do that. Thanks for letting me have this A-ha Moment!
ReplyDeleteDon't you think it's kind of funny that when we were younger our diaries was locked up tight so no one could see and now they are posted online so that everyone can see, follow, and comment?
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