Blogging in education can have a great impact on the way students and teachers communicate. It can empower students to write a communicate with teachers on a daily basis. Blogging also holds many challenges and limitations in the classroom. Through careful evaluation and proper usage all of the challenges can be easily overcome.
While being trained to start my internship with DOT USA I was introduced to blogging. During the internship I had the opportunity to train the teachers at Earl Travillion Attendance Center on how to properly implement blogging into their current lesson plans. Many of the teachers were amazed at the various functions that the blog offered. But also had concerns on safety. I suggested to them that they create a list of code names for students to use when posting to the class blog. Once all their concerns were resolved they each began to blog.
Blogs can provide students with a way to post daily entries, to comment on peer postings, and to collaborate on group projects. There are several ways in which I would use blogging. One particular daily assignment would include a bell ringer on which students would be required to comment on a current event. Another possible assignment would include the communication with students from another country. I would also use blogging to communicate with parents. This will allow parents who aren't able to attend open house or other school events to keep in touch and know what's going on in my classroom. I feel like this will encourage parent-teacher communication.
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