Week 3- Blogging
I found an article at "http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/blogging.mspx"
When I saw the topic of blogging for our weekly discussion, I was a little skeptical because I myself was not exactly sure what a "blog" really is. I had heard of them and seen them on myspace, but I wasn't entirely sure I was clear on what else they were used for.
After reading the informational article that I found, I could practically consider myself a "blogger". It is a simple answer as to what a blog is. It is like an online journal or diary used by all types of people around the world. A blog can be a way of keeping in touch and up to date with friends and family, a political forum, or even a gossip website. It is a compilation of words, thoughts, or facts that is available to others for viewing and even commenting. It has rapidly spread as one of the most popular ways to communicate via the Internet.
I think that blogs within classroom, just like how we are doing it in this class, is very important. It could even replace the old school journal. There have been many classes in which I was required to keep a book of entries and have it completed by the end of the semester. How neat is it that it could all be done electronically, and kept forever.
The traditional pencil and paper method is somewhat outdated. I would think that the only time a student should be using paper and pencil is to captivate their artistic areas, otherwise the Internet is the best way to go.
I would have to try out a few blogs of my own to determine further research, cause I'm sure that whatever I would think for further the efficiency of blogs has already been done and I just haven't experienced it yet. It would be awesome for students to be able to use their creativity to create colorful, and picture filled blogs to illustrate their stories.
2 comments:
I enjoyed reading your post. Like you, myspace was about the only thing I knew about blogs. This assignment definitely opened up my eyes! I agree with you on the fact that the pencil and paper method are totally outdated. I'm a little older (28) but when I was in school the internet was just starting to be used. I could only imagine how much more organized I would have been if this technology would of been available. I think that blogging is a really effective way to engage students in the classroom and has so many more advantages than disadvantages. I do agree with you though that the internet isn't the best way to captivate their artistic areas. There will always be a use for the pencil and paper but the more I'm doing observations and actually seeing todays classrooms, the more I see how technology has totally taken over!
I completely agree with corrie in that myspace blog is all that I think of when the word "blog" is thrown around. I think that blogging is good for reaching out to other students in getting feedback from someone closer in age. Technology is getting more and more popular in education. First the emailing from teachers to students, firtual field trips, and now blogging. Pretty soon there will be no reason to use pen and paper, why not just carry around a laptop?!?! Good job Carrie!!!!
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