Sue Waters –
Edublog Presentation (Sept 30/14)
Effective Blogs:
1) Allow for reflection and feedback;2) Collaboration in the classroom;
3) Encourage Family involvement;
4) Create a way for people to share;
5) Are a place to lend your voice & ideas;
6) Improve your ability to write;
7) Build a community;
8) Show the process of learning;
9) Give writing a purpose;
10) Create a total learning experience;
11) Allow marginalized persons a voice;
12) Show student’s thought processes;
13) Allow for ownership = powerful.
Hurdles to overcome:
1) Assessment of blogs – debate on
whether they should be assessed, marks given
2) Access to technology.
3) Getting more teachers to be comfortable blogging!
Summary/Action
Plan: I have been thinking about how I can
incorporate this into my current role and I believe that there might be an opportunity. I honestly didn’t plan on this but the more I
think about it, the more I think it might be a good way for me to communicate
to the teachers/programs that I work. I will think of it as a newsletter going out. There can be a calendar, events listed, resources shared and a place to share good news! It
will also model with them how they might be able to incorporate this into their
classroom. One of my goals this year was
to find a better way to communicate (messages and resources) with the teachers I
work with. This might be a very good
experience for me! Thanks @SueWaters!
