I, like many others in the class, am personally experiencing the blogging phenomenon for the first time ever. I'm excited to finally join the rest of the world and begin to understand this new technology. I think it's so important that we, as either current or future teachers, stay up to date on the technology that our students are using. How can we expect to relate to them if they seem to be talking another language? Hopefully I can use blogging to reach out to my students on a medium that they are comfortable with instead of only in the more rigid constraints of the classroom. They may feel more willing to discuss ideas or questions in a more casual setting- not to mention it's a setting that they spend countless hours on in their spare time anyways...
However, technology changes so rapidly and kids change their ideas on what they like seemingly from day to day. So, does anyone have any ideas on how teachers can stay more up to date on what their students are doing this week, technology wise, socially, etc?
4 comments:
Hi Renee,
Nice job and congrats on your very first blog. I like the ideas you've expressed so far and look forward to following you blog.
Take care,
~ John
This looks really good! I'm still trying to figure out how to get my blog to fill more space on the page without becoming cluttered, much like yours. There are so many little tools to play with, the options seem endless.
as for keeping up with technology, I myself need to do a much better job. Sometimes, I think it's a combination of talking/listening to students, and the ways they're interacting with technology, as well as challenging yourself to explore new aspects of technology, and then being sure to take the final step of sharing it with your students!
OK, take care, and keep up the good work!
Hi Renee,
Your blog looks good so far! I like that you mentioned that we should try to communicate with our students in a way that they are familiar/comfortable with. I think we could use blogs to encourage students to reflect and respond to activities occurring in the classroom. Do you think we could use technology in this way to increase student participation and stay up to date with the technology in their lives? I agree that students may be more willing to discuss their ideas in this casual setting.
Take care,
Chasady
Nice clean blog, i really like the layout and how organized it looks. Also some very interesting thoughts about student\teacher relationships
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