I have enjoyed reading the blogs and comments of my colleagues. This will be a valuable tool for us as teachers to gather new ideas, feedback and support. For the students, blogging will open up so many new ways to be involved in their learning by having academic conversations, collaboration, and peer tutoring.
We will need to teach students how to use the blogs to their benefit. Most of our students are proficient when using technology and will easily learn to use a blog. However we can not simply expect that they will be able to make constructive comments, but will need to model and monitor until they master this tool.
I have added comments to Math Monitor, Ms. Sigala's, Amy's House, Dawson's Daily, and Bloogers
Glad to see you on line. TOday there was alot of issues woth connectivity to the internet and getting confirmation links for Voki's and other items.
ReplyDeleteI agree that teaching netiquette with all our other tasks is a definte need in our new digital school. :-)
I love the look of your blog! I really feel that the Internet offers an environment that feels "safer" for making comments you might not make in person. This can be a good thing, but it also really underscores the need for teaching how to effectively and courteously communicate online.
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