Well, I'm starting to get some clarity on how I want to proceed with the blog for my class. I will take Nailiah suggestion and make one blog, and then have the students respond to that. I think this will be easier on me and the students.
I'm really interested in using the blog as a tool to communicate with the parents, and also to communicate with my students outside of class. We have exams coming up next week, and I think a blog would have been a great opportunity to give students hyperlinks to some websites that they could use for studying. I would like to direct students to some outside sources with real-world information, and then have them relate that to our class. for example, I could have them read various business news websites, and then relate that to class. In my 12th grade business class, we've just finishing talking about the credit crisis, and the reasons for it. It would be nice to have the students do some independent research, and then report back to the blog what they found.
Anyway, these are just some ideas. Hopefully I can get my blog up and running during the first term.
Till next time...
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ReplyDeleteInteresting idea Ivan, I never thought about using a blog site to communicate with parents. However, in middle school we receive enough emails especially at the end of the quarter. So, I don’t want to go that route. ☺
ReplyDeleteI really like your idea about using the blog site to help students prepare for exams and direct them to outside sources for study. I am having student groups conduct research to put into the first blog site for the class. I like your ideas so far Ivan.