Well, I am still very excited about the possibilities that blogging can have for my own personal development and for my students. However, searching through the endless blogs (mainly of them pointless) I realize that there is a whole world out there that I never knew existed. It's a bit overwhelming and scary to know that children have their lives posted on the internet for anyone to see. And I knew about myspace and that stuff, but I didn't realize how personal it all got.
Now I not only see how useful blogs can be for professionals, but how important it is for kids to be taught about the ramifications of technology in addition to the benefits. And while safeguarding children against the dangers of the internet (oooo....scary....) should mainly be the responsibility of the parents, it should also be taken up by teachers as well. If parents don't take the time to learn what their kids are doing by learning the technology, then teachers could step in. And allowing parents to learn blogging through a teacher-initiated website could be a great resource in helping parents learn exactly what blogging is and what their children are doing exactly....
On a more positive note, I decided to give new life to a website that I ran through Penn State. The site is no longer active because I'm no longer a student, but I'm going to start transferring the information to a blog (which is much easier than a website.) I'll post the site if I get it up in time...
2 comments:
Try not to get too overwhelmed. I didn't mean to get you to deep into the blogging world.
That's a cool idea to transfer info from your previous website to a blog. One of the things I like most about blogs and wikis is how easily you can essentially create a web page with them. It used to be much more difficult.
Enjoy,
~ John
Hi to a fellow Pisces! I too am overwhelmed! I'm checking out several other classmates' blogs as I need to further develop mine SOON! I'm learning a lot. Yours is very good!
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