bP12_Peer_blog_review_Teachers and Blogging_K.williams

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009

BP10_2009112_Peer Review of Kaye William's Web 2.0 Tool "Teachers and Blogging"
Every educator knows that the first year of teaching can be the most stressful. It is the time when you put into practice all the concepts, strategies and management ideas that you have identified in the courses you took to complete your degree. As such, it is essential that you have an outlet to help 'work' the inevitable frustrations out. Why not consider blogging? Instead of journaling in a book, create a blog and share your experiences. The major advantage with this is that you will have others respond to your thoughts, feelings and experiences which will enhance your blogging. In looking back on my first year, I now wish I had this tool; it would have been wonderful to be able to express myself and have other educators, or just people in general, respond or share their own ideas and opinions. However, as an English teacher, I envision using blogs to expand the classroom learning. For example, we are reading a class novel and I would love to include blogs to expand not only the classroom discussion but also the students' critical thinking through expanded assignments such as reflections and essential questioning; this would allow the students to share their work not only with their classmates but also with their school mates, family and friends connecting their learning to the real world. According to Zawilinski (2009), broading the audience for student writing and thinking, providing a space for collaborating outside of the typical classroom discussion, problem solving on the Internet and learning to communicate safely--all can be developed within the context of blogs. It would be another way to incorporate web 2.0 tools to address learning in the 21st Century. If effectively done, how wonderful would that be?


Zawilinski, L. (2009). HOT Blogging: A Framework for Blogging to Promote Higher Order Thinking. Reading Teacher, 62(8), 650-661. http://search.ebscohost.com
Posted by KeW at 3:05 PM


Chuito said...
Wao is a blog for wake up calling, is teachers and student get connecting true blogging; teaching will be easier,we use internet everyday, lets do something positive we are that time on line blogging is an awesome idea to promote brainstorm and active new ideas, great web 2.0 tool, thank you for share!