Classroom Blogging

2¢ Worth

This is a blog, created by David Warlick, that is all about teachers teaching technology in their classrooms. Not only is it David blogging but teachers respond to what he says and put in their thoughts. I thought it was very interesting how he started talking about his life and related it to technology and the importance. There is also some facts and otehr links where one might further expand on their learning of these technologies. This site has brought to my attention how useful blogging can be in a classroom and taught me a lot about what blogging really is. I use to think that it was just people putting their feelings or venting to the world but there is other deeper meaning that can apply to others. The fact that there are useful links in the blog has made me realize how easy sharing informationw ould be this way.

Using the new technologies in the classroom will make some of the students more involved. It is not as traditional to have a classroom blog but it is a great way to get the students involved with each others work. Not only will some students learn how to use new technology but they will put it into practice and the students that already know how this technology works will have more fun with it. It is always nice to see what other people come up with and the students will be able to be creative and express themselves while also doing the work at hand. I think it is important for students to not only reflect on their own work but also on the work of their classmates . It is a constructive and relationship building activity.