As students prepare for the future, the internet plays a vital role in their education. The trend of blogging stands out as an excellent example of the way in which the Web enables individual participation in the marketplace of ideas (Glencoe, 2005). As I continue researching information about implementing blogging in my classroom, I have found many great teacher blogging website to add to my repertoire of ideas.
While researching how to begin using blogs in the classroom, I found a list of guidelines for getting started using blogs. After obtaining the Acceptable usage policy (ACP), I will send permission slips home to ask parents to give permission for their child to begin blogging. After the initial process ends, students will be taught safe and acceptable behavior for their blogs. They will be set clear expectations when writing their blogs. The students will understand the importance of having respect for their readers and know consequences if rules are not followed (Glencoe, 2005). These guidelines were helpful to show me an avenue to begin the road to blogging in my classroom.
I am still researching websites and discussing blogs with colleagues to find the best options for beginning blogs in my classroom. I am eager to continue monitoring my progress and begin the actual blogging process in my own classroom.
References
Glencoe. (2005). Using Blogs to Integrate Technology in the Classroom. Teaching Today. Retrieved on May 25, 2011 from http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47
Valerie,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are really preparing to have great success in your classroom through blogging. I think that many of us are excited about using this kind of technology tool because of its easy access and the quick displays of information that are at students' fingertips. I'm not sure if you may have thought of this before, but as your students begin blogging, it might be helpful to print some of the classroom blogs that you are seeing over time throughout a unit to be able to show students how they are progressing not only in using the technology but also in thier learning of the content based on the information that they are sharing with each other. I realize that you can also have students go back to thier own blogs and evaluate themselves, this might be helpful. Just something that I considered doing in my own classroom.
In our video this week, "Assessing Student Learning With Technology"(Laureate Education, Inc., 2010) Dr. Ross explains that when it comes to assessing with technology, you have to know where you are going from the beginning. I think that blogging can definitely be used for students and the teacher to monitor where they currently are and where they are going. I could even see how students could begin to develop thier own test questions over time through blogging with one another.
Christina
References:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Assessing student learning with technology [Webcast]. Integrating technology across the content areas. Baltimore, MD: Autho
Christina,
ReplyDeleteI think rubrics would be an excellent tool to use in evaluating students' progress with blogging. They set expectations at the beginning of the lesson so students can better set their own goals for performance (Cennano, Ross & Ertmer, 2009). I have started using rubrics more in my class lately. I think I will incorporate a unit about blogging prior to the students starting the process themselves. Thanks for the idea.
References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom
use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.