Do you want to start blogging with your students but don't quite know where to start?
When I first read about blogs and teachers blogging with students, I tried to set up a plan so that I could introduce blogs gradually both for students and teachers. So I have decided to share my ideas in this blog post as I know many teachers feel overwhelmed by the concept of blogging.
My usual recommendation is that, as a teacher, you cannot introduce any technology tool in class unless you are familiar with it. So with that in mind, it is important that you familiarize yourself with blogs first as a user before you introduce them in class.
Step 1: Commenting on a blog (teachers)
Find a few blogs you really like and make it a habit of commenting.
Step 2: Making your own blog
Set up a blog to experiment with. The main purpose of the blog could be sharing professional experiences among the teachers, but it can also be a space for more personal musings or a digital journal.
Step 3: Building a repository of materials using a blog
Create a collection of resources for your students by posting them to a blog.
Examples:
· a set of pictures to be used as discussion prompts
Step 4: Making a blog-based lesson
Choose a lesson that would benefit from the use of technology and use a blog to present it to students. Eg: FriendshipLook at the following video on how to leave a comment on a blog, and leave your reflection as comment.
adapted from http://educationaltechnologyinelt.blogspot.com
A child explaining how to use certain tools doesn't surprise me much. I'm always asking children/teenagers how to use this or that. This video is helpful and easy to understand. The biggest problem, in my case, is being technologically afraid. I hope to overcome this.
ResponderEliminarYou´re not alone in this, Beatriz!!! Feel free to ask amytime you need!!! Thanks for commenting!!
ResponderEliminarI´m trying hard.It´s really difficult to cope with
ResponderEliminartechnology,but I´m going to do my best.
Sure you are Susana!!! and Welcome to the new world!!!
ResponderEliminarI would like to do this and many other things I learned in this course and in conectar igualdad. But I haven´t had the time to practise and get used to this new technology, I need time to digest everything I learned. After that I´m sure I will feel more confident and will start trying new things such as blogging, using facebook, and perhaps the students themselves will give me new ideas.
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