Week 2

What do you think about using blogs? What and how do you think blogs would be useful for education? Some people think using blogs in classrooms is a waste of students’ time. How would you respond?

I personally have never blogged about anything but sports. I have friends who do it as it acts kind of like a online diary. Then other friends use it to tell funny stories. I feel like they are a good use of a communication tool.

I think blogs would be good in the class room. It would open a line of communication from the teachers to the parents as well as open another line between the student and teacher.

If the teacher is using a blog in the classroom and not using it properly (not talking about classroom material or things important to education) then it is a waste of time. It needs to be available to read by the students and parents/guardians of that student. I think it would be important to tell about daily lesson plans, what was actually covered in class, and what is expected of the student. It would also be a good use to let the student's comment. Maybe telling the teacher that they need help with something or letting the teacher knowing that the student had trouble understanding the topic. Anything to let the teacher know that a student is having trouble in the class room would have a positive affect.

Me

My name is Kevin Tanton. I'm a senior math major. I graduated high school from Como-Pickton, then went to Northeast Texas Community College and received my bachelors degree. I have since been at Texas A&M-Commerce and will graduate this May. I have a 2 year-old daughter and live with my girlfriend and daughter. My parents are divorced with my dad living in Port Aransas and my mom lives in Sulphur Springs. I have one sister with a niece and nephew.

I referee jr. high/high school football and basketball and love doing both. I think I'm knowledgeable with the rules in both sports and love to dicuss officials calls and no calls.

Kevin