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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Blog on Blogs
As I begin blogging, I realize that I have wondered for a long time what it meant when people said they were blogging. I wondered if it was related to a web log. I knew that I would never be doing it, so I really didn't need to know what it was. So, I would just listen, and nod my head ...but I can't do that anymore. I am taking a class that is requiring me to blog! I have a lot to learn, but this is a beginning!
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In the week that you've been contemplating blogs, reading about blogs, and hopefully visiting the blogs of others, what has been the most significant thing you've learned about blogs?
ReplyDeleteBlogs are a great tool for learning in the classroom because they are truly a constructivist tool, they expand the walls of the classroom and support different learning styles. It is something that I can use to get students to think outside of the box and share those ideas in a safe environment(versus having to say it outloud in the classroom). Students have input and some control over what happens. Students can be more creative and have access to more information than in a traditional classroom.
ReplyDeleteI can see it helping me to get students to talk about Geometry and to get them to explain what we are learning in class in their own words. They can explain where they would use it or where they see it in the world.
After finding very interesting blogs that say they are about Geometry, but not related to Geometry, and not appropriate for high school...if you wanted to know something about Geometry on a blog, what would you blog about?
ReplyDeleteI believe you definitely have a point about the shyer students, who would be a bit reluctant to answer in class appreciating the opportunity to share ideas online.
ReplyDeleteI can back up this theory from my Physics classes in Newport News. When ever I returned their test papers, I gave them five minutes to defend their answers, so that I would know more of what they were thinking, and not necessarily what ended up as a quick answer on paper. I was amazed at the depth of their thinking. I was also able to see where their thinking was going astray.