Blogging has many different uses within a
classroom. One of the most effective ways that I have noticed is the
exhibiting of homework postings, calendars, happenings and other
suitable class information. The most effective purpose of blogs in
schools appears when students and teachers utilize them as publishing
tools. If a teacher trust in what he or she is doing and is certain in
his or her tools, it scrapes off on even the most rebellious of
students. As a reflective probing teacher, I must move forward in
circling back and focus at how what I have done that connects into long
term goals (Ganley, 2004a).
Other benefits I believe of using a
blog within the classroom, is less acceptable way of trapping the mind
and affection of Kinesthetic learners. With this method, they are
presented a task that deals with using their hands, and they are
excited. Blogging grants the students the ability to use the computer,
educating them on how to type and work with other highlights of using a
computer. Anything that causes learning is fun and is a beautiful thing.
Bloggers think about the world in a contrasting way because anything
could become the case of the next blog.
Reference:
Ganley, B.
(2004a). bgblogging:October 2004 archives. Retrieved September 25,
2005, from
http://mt.middlebury.edu/middblogs/ganley/bgblogging/2004_10.html#004423.
Utilizing blogs as a production tool is a very valuable way to utilize them in the classroom. I think it makes it more real for the students to write a purposeful (non-paper) assignment. The idea of utilizing it for a Kinesthetic learner is a pretty good idea, though you might find the writing aspect of it may be difficult for some learners. They may need to do something a bit more hands on than writing online. None the less, some great ideas and look forward to reading more!
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