Hi teachers!
This blog has been created as a forum for you all to reflect on your teaching and share ideas!
In tomorrow's workshop, I'll first demonstrate how to create a blog using blogger.com, then we'll discuss ways of using blogs to enhance your classes.
If you're interested in creating a blog for your class, but don't know where to start, here's a great website that shows how to create a blog step-by-step and goes through some of the features: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/newBlogger/index.html.
Here's a great video that was produced by a group of high school students discussing why they enjoy using blogs and what the advantages of them are.
After watching the video, please respond with comments reflecting on ONE of these questions:
- Of the "top ten" reasons to use blogs in the classroom mentioned by the students in the video, which do you think are relevant to our classes and why?
- How do you think using blogs or wikis in our classes could improve the quality of instruction?
- What issues do you forsee in implementing a blog into your classes?
- Have you ever used a blog in an education setting, whether as a teacher or a student? What was your experience like?
