Blogging
Blogging came about as a result of web 2, a new interactiveway of using the internet where we can determine the content.
Web 2 has had many implications :
Helps us to keep organised
Increases methods of interaction
Frees up computer storage space
Increases accessibility
Applications for teachers more specifically:
Teachers Tube
You tube
Video calling children in other parts of the world via Skype
Opens up discussions of cyber-bullying
I'm going to focus today's post on the concept of blogging. Blogging stands for the word 'web log' and it is effectively an online diary or journal.Blogging is a chance to express your thoughts and observations online for everyone to see, but do you really want to?
The thought of putting your thoughts on a blog seemed bizarre to me at first, I'd rather keep my thoughts in my head then put them out there into cloud computer space for everyone to see. However the very process of writing a blog has made me change my mind as I can begin to see not what doe sblogging mean for everyone but what blogging can mean for me personally, as a person and as a trainee teacher.
So what is so good about it? How is it relevant to me?
Blogging is a chance to reflect - as part of this course we're asked to reflect throughout. I think we can all see the benefits of this, in that we're able to build on what we've done in order to progress and move forward. Therefore why am I so against blogs, when in part it is putting into practice something that I think is vital.
Blogging is therapeutic - I don't know how much I agree with this personally, but there is a lot of research that suggests that being able to write about how you feel has physiological benefits and acts as a stress-coping mechanism! Let's face it, as students this year I think we'll need all the stress-coping techniques going!
Blogging as a resource - blogging can be a really good resource for teachers as a tool for children in schools. I've done a little bit of research about blogs in primary schools and the main benefits are :
Allows chidlren to share information
Creates a classroom communty
Encourages the children to have self-reflection
Increases comprehension
Furthermore blogs help children to learn to develop their ICT skills, as well as giving children the chance to publish something they've written. Moreover it increases accessibility for the child's carers, parents and family, enabling more people to be a part of and therefore support the pupil's learning. Therefore, shouldn't we embrace blogging if it can benefit our students.
Creates a classroom communty
Encourages the children to have self-reflection
Increases comprehension
Furthermore blogs help children to learn to develop their ICT skills, as well as giving children the chance to publish something they've written. Moreover it increases accessibility for the child's carers, parents and family, enabling more people to be a part of and therefore support the pupil's learning. Therefore, shouldn't we embrace blogging if it can benefit our students.
And If you're still not convinced let's see what the kids have to say : -
"Why should schools blog?'" --> Comments from primary school children on what they think are the benefits of teaching ...
So hopefully after reading my blog and looking at how blogging can be useful to me,you to may be converted. Therefore blogging may be useful for everyone to some degree, even for someone like me. Most importantly, blogging can be useful for a teacher and therefore it's important for us to get to grips with how to use it to get the most out of the resources available to us in today's world.
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