I enjoy having a blog, because it helps you be able to interact with other students. Most students today use Facebook, and since Facebook isn't really allowed in the classroom, blogs can be the educational version of them. You are able to interact with your fellow classmates and discuss assignments and get advice from your classmates as well. I think blogs would be a very useful tool in the educational field. Teachers are able to interact with their students other than in the classroom. This also lets the teacher get more acquainted and know their students abilities. I can see where some people view blogging as a waste of time, but people don't need to look in it with that kind of perspective. It should be viewed as students expanding their creativity and knowledge. In this world today, knowing how to use technology is a key importance to be able to succeed in life. Blogs help students learn more about technology, and students can also be themselves.
The main points in chapter 6 that I found, where how many students already use blogs everyday in the educational setting. It is awesome to see how much education has advanced over the years. Blogs have become a very active teaching method in the schools. What I plan on doing in life, is to become a high school speech teacher. In speech, you don't use computers to speak for you, but I could use blogs to gain ideas on what my students are all about. I could base my selection of topics to speak on, based on the information discussed on blogs.
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I think as a speech teacher, blogging will be very beneficial for you. Most students have a lot to say but are either afraid to say it or they may not be sure how to word it. You can create a variety of programs for them like creating a fill in the blanks with a word that you think best fits. That can be a test on the first week so you can determine their level of speech. Your going to be an awesome speech teacher.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way to incorporated blogging into speech and how it is creative way for them to expand their knowledge. I totally agree with you on using it to find out more about your students great idea!
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