How can we as future technology leaders increase the use of blogging on campuses? Well, first it can be used for reflecting purposes. This I know first hand works great.
Blogging was a requirement for my Alternative Certification program. I had to write a reflective blog as a first year teacher. I hated this at first, but after the first month, I really got into it. I enjoyed putting the thoughts I had down and I use it for reflecting on how I presented the lessons in my class. What worked and what didn't work. How I could do better the next time I had to present a lesson.
If administrators use a blog to reflect on an issue they are working on, they then have a timeline of what it took to find a solution, implement it, and tweaking it as needed. This would help them pass on this new knowledge to other administrators who may be having the same problems.
I think this is a great idea. Even teachers could use blogs to track what they did in the classroom that worked. It's really difficult to remember how a lesson went the previous year. I would like to use blogging with students on our campus, but the students need an email address. At eleven and twelve they are too young to get one "officially". I think they have to be thirteen.
ReplyDeleteHave your school look into gaggle. I know we use gaggle.net and every student from I believe 3rd grade up has a District email address. Check with your District. They might even already be using it.
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