BLOGS: A NEW age in Education
As classrooms are becoming more dependent on technology, teachers and administrators need to find new ways to develop those 21st Century Skills. Blogs are a perfect tool for teachers and administrators to network, read various perspectives on issues, research, reflect on daily events, communicate with one another and with their students.
- Networking allows teachers/administrators to connect with professionals outside of their immediate areas, perhaps world wide. Networking could lead to professional relationships/friendships across oceans that were once upon a time unavailable.
- Reading blogs on various subjects gives teachers/administrators different perspectives to consider. This could give a teacher new insight on a new law change or perhaps allow an administrator to see a teacher's point of view on various school related issues.
- Teachers/administrators can research different topics through blogs and use specific example from those who are on the "front lines" of education.
- Blogs allow teachers/administrators to reflect on experiences that have already happened. These reflections can be shared with other professionals or revisited in the future so that the teacher or administrator can learn a new perspective from the situation.
- Communication within the teaching community allows for professionals to share with one another. This could be as simple as "vent" about teaching, tell a funny student story or anything they might deem worthy of sharing. Not only can teachers/administrators communicate with each other, but teacher can also communicate with their students if they choose to set up a blog with their students. Including students within the blogging process allows for greater development of the 21st Century Learner Skills.
Teachers and administrators can gain so many experiences from participating in blogs or blogging. If all teachers and administrators took to blogging, then the education community could build a broader sound base of information. We are all together in building the same bright futures for our students, so we must stick together to be sure that we succeed in our mission!
Great job. I like all the colors and the gadgets on the right side of the page. Good idea on the use of tagxedo!
ReplyDeleteWonderful blog! It is inviting and has a great deal of good information. I really enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog, and agree that knowledge gained by doing is powerful. I like your analogy of the Chinese proverb in relation to action research. Indeed, action research and sharing of genuine results and reflection could rejuvenate and re-shape the education field. I have come to know through this assignment, that blogging can be a tremendous tool. It can connect us in a manner that we are able to build large professional learning communities.
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