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.