Thing 3

More about Blogs, and commenting on blogs.

I think it would be helpful to receive comments back on my blog to see if others are thinking the same as me or if they have any other ideas that they can add. Fore example, maybe I am looking for an online site that has dissections for my biology students. It would be helpful to get comments from other teachers that might include locations of good ones to use or maybe some to stay away from.

I have also always believed, even though I didn't always like the results, that if no one tells me that I am doing something wrong, how will I know? I guess that when it comes to blogs, even negative comments can be helpful.

Ok, this leads me to using blogs in the classroom. I think it would be easier to use in my science classes than my math classes, but even as I am sitting here typing this I am thinking about how I can make a post giving further explanation on math lessons, and links to sites that can give additional examples. Will we learn how to place videos in our blogs too?

I think that my science students could use this as a way to answer section review questions; maybe just reflect on their learning and why it is good for them to know the information. Maybe they could replace some review sections with blog posts. Definitely something to think about.

This also makes me think that perhaps it is good to go back and re-read your own posts to see what you were thinking and the ideas you had. Also, don't you have to go back to see what the comments were?

I think I would like to find some blogs by other teachers who are teaching in similar conditions. It would be helpful to see what they are doing, and I'm sure it would help them to respond to their thoughts and questions too.

Just more to think about on this journey through the 23 Things.