Using a blog is a way to journal your findings and relate those findings to interested parties. Weblogs are another excellent way principal-researchers can capture their thinking as an inquiry unfolds (Dana, 2009). By writing reflections throughout the research process administrators are able to incorporate thought, findings and links to research that will keep other parties involved and informed. Being able to comment on these posts allows feedback from those parties and growth of the research.
Educators can use blogs in the classroom to inform students and parents of daily/weekly assignments or upcoming events. They can be used to log progress of a project that students are working on. They can also be used as a journal for students to write, reflect and comment on their own findings and class progress. Blogs create an educational community that feeds off of each students words and creates growth and insight in the classroom.
I like the idea of blogs being used by a student. I think that would keep students accountable if they had to update their progress in any given class. And yes, hopefully our communication with one another will help us to find solutions and continue to grow as future educational leaders. Your site looks great! Good luck to you.
ReplyDeleteI too like the idea of utilizing blogs in the classroom for students. The only aspect that I will need to be careful of is limiting the type of content that they have to write about on the blog since the entire class will be able to read their response. Great for sharing ideas, but can be tricky with a class of very mixed abilities. I wouldn't want my dislexic special ed student to feel inadequate by their response or open him up for ridicule.
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I agree. Rules would have to be laid out. Maybe they blog on certain topics or reply to a post I put on a blog. Something to research and see what others do.
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