Blogging

I have definitely heard of blogging before but really had no idea what it was about, so I didn’t have any feelings on the subject. After getting to know what it is all about and blogging for this class, I like it. I think it’s a great form of expression in this day and age being that people are becoming so technology savvy.

It’s also great because when you are in the classroom or even with friends you may not always get all of your thoughts out or may not think of certain things at that particular time, but you can go home, write down these thoughts and share them with friends, classmates and colleagues.

Blogging for teachers can be helpful in networking with other professionals in the industry and bouncing ideas back and forth. Whether it’s different ways of communicating better with students, new lessons or even problems that might occur in the classroom.

One a little bit of a different note, it is very important for teachers to become just as knowledgeable about technology as their students are because that can be a bonding tool in the classroom.

Facebook and twitter (which was all Good Morning America was talking about this morning) are becoming insanely popular. Students spend hour’s online networking with people in their community and even in other communities across the state, country or even world.

These types of networking sites get a bad rep in the news because of the harassing that could go on but if used properly (which I feel like majority of people do use it for good) it’s a great tool. I loved the section on the website Weblogg-ed that told some great stories of kids networking and how incredibly smart children are these days, it’s was awesome to read! Things like that make me want to really become a teacher.