Tuesday, September 2, 2008
First Post!
How exciting! This is my first blog post! I'm excited and nervous about this journey at the same time. I've always been a bit hesitant about new technology things. When Facebook first came out, I said I would never get it because I didn't understand it. Now I'm addicted and check it at least once a day. I hope the same thing happens with this blog. I'm really excited to learn more about blogging because as I was reading the articles for this week, I realized I definitely need to learn more about this before I can ever start using blogging in my classroom. I got really excited about blogging when I read the short article on the classrooms that used Teddy Bears with blogging in their second grade classroom. That idea sounded awesome and it gave me a real example of how I can use blogging in my first grade room. There would definitely have to be group work and teacher support, but it could be done. The articles also got me thinking about issues with blogging that I never realized such as computer/internet access and all the groundwork that needs to be laid before an assignment is given. All in all though these articles made me very excited to begin experimenting and learning more about blogging.
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Glad to hear you are open to new technologies! One thing to keep in mind is the use of 'blogger' is really just the same as the function of facebook - you just have a different audience for the purpose of this assignment. I really like your thoughts about uses and also agree that the Teddy Bear project is a great example of the power in this technology, even for young learners. One thing to keep in mind is many of our students and future students are using this type of technology right now - how can we harness that interest and engagement in the written word and make it benefit our learning in classrooms?
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