So it turns out I'm one of the last people to blog! I guess that's because I'm skeptical of this approach. I really love technology and throughout student teaching I truly saw how useful it could be. I saw how it can be helpful to teachers and students; be used on it's own and in coordination with other subjects. However, blogging is a whole new 'genre' of technology, one that I'm not particularly sure how to use. I know how to use software and I know how to use the internet, but I'm not as skilled with using something that is so un-structured. At this moment I see the potential of blogging but feel it may be more useful for my purposes to give students blog subjects.
There's so much freedom involved with blogging that I'm overwhelmed and don't know where to start... hence why I started my blog with a blog about blogging! Still, I'm open to new things. I would have never thought all those years ago when we were learning how to 'type' in elementary school that in the near future computers would be such an integral part of education. Because of this I'm willing to try blogging and give it all I've got. Still... I'm really interested to see how I deal with the lack of structure... here goes nothing!
I understand what you mean about not knowing what to do because there is too much freedom, but on the other hand it is good insight into what our student's will feel. If we throw them into blogging without structure they will make their own structure. And that structure may not be what we want for them. So yes, it is scary, but as long as we understand that our students will need more structure to make blogging educational and beneficial.
ReplyDeleteYou are right and it is something to get used too! However, my guess is that you blog all the time --- on facebook! You just don't blog "in school" and that is really what we are talking about. How can we capture that interest in something outside of the classroom and use it to our advantage in teaching? In a way - I gave you structure. The goal of this blog is to reflect upon what you are learning about in and outside this course - especially related to technology. You'll be fine!
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