Hello!
This is Anne Montgomery's blog for LAI 684, Fall 2009.
I guess I can start right out with the Mod 2 assignment, so here goes...
My top three ways to use blogging in my own teaching and learning:
1. Create a storehouse of online information, including links to sites and other blogs that are relevant to the topic at hand. (this would be useful for me personally to keep all of my online knitting patterns at hand and organized!)
2. Invite my students to create their own blogs to have a digital portfolio of their best work, their reflections and their thoughts on assignments. I think this would be rewarding for them to have a forum for outsiders to read their ideas, and it would be useful for me to gain insight into how the students view the assignments and topics.
3.Create a journal-type blog to connect with other educators (and perhaps students also?) to share lesson ideas, technology ideas, best practices, etc. I guess this kind of fits in with my number 1, but it would be really useful (and community-building) to be able to share a relate to others. Everyone out there has some idea that I would never have thought of!
My Blog List
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You are right! Showcasing excellent work by students is an important practice. Allowing them to select what works they like best and post them is a great idea. I would also have them explain their rationale for the choices and comment on others work too.
ReplyDeleteAEM- is your middle name Elizabeth?
I really like the idea of compiling internet sources. It's time consuming, resource intensive, and wasteful to print out everything. Students have access to computers, whether at home or at school, and should be expected to be able to get to online sources without problem.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using blogs as a showcase for student work. They can keep track of stuff they might want to add into a college portfolio, especially if you have high school students getting towards the end of their career.
You have posted some useful ideas and the members of your group have given you good feedback. As far as creating a storehouse of information, you may also like to try a wiki for that purpose. We'll be working with one in mod 8.
ReplyDeleteDr. Burgos
I thought of a similar use to your third point. I see blogs as a way for professionals to connect within fields, school districts, and even with parents. It is very powerful and you gain much insight from collaborating opinions and multiple ideas from different points of view.
ReplyDeleteStudent portfolios are also an excellent idea. I like that students are able to give feedback on assignments and class projects.