I am glad I checked the settings---it answered some concerns I had about blogging. While viewing other blogs, I had some nagging concerns over confidentiality, privacy, etc. I now see there are some ways to limit who can view and respond (communicate) in your blog.
I definitely plan to use a blog in my "classroom" for communicating with students and parents, student responses to prompts, formative assessment, and extended (differentiated) learning for "gifted students" (all). It shows promise in helping with "group projects" and allowing a teacher to facilitate intedependent student learning.
I am excited, yet still overwhelmed at how to "make it all work,"
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thing 1 and 2 Response
Like most of us that have signed up for 23 Things, I want to be able to connect with more of my students, expand my (and their) view of learning, and start understanding the lingo of web 2.0.
I am concerned about my ability to implement the technology in my "classroom" due to limited district technology and discrepencies in student access outside the classroom. I plan to first use blogging (and other techniques) with my Science Olympiad team and as an alternate way for students/parents/colleages to communicate about learning/teaching.
From watching the video and reading the article introducing 23 things, I see how I am only at the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding the power of the technology that my students are already using daily. I also see how it is more important than ever that all of us learn to scrutinize sources of information. The traditional boundries of learning (with respect to when, where, and how) are being transcended---I need help figuring out my role.
I am concerned about my ability to implement the technology in my "classroom" due to limited district technology and discrepencies in student access outside the classroom. I plan to first use blogging (and other techniques) with my Science Olympiad team and as an alternate way for students/parents/colleages to communicate about learning/teaching.
From watching the video and reading the article introducing 23 things, I see how I am only at the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding the power of the technology that my students are already using daily. I also see how it is more important than ever that all of us learn to scrutinize sources of information. The traditional boundries of learning (with respect to when, where, and how) are being transcended---I need help figuring out my role.
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