I am very new to this blogging experience, but have enjoyed it so far. I think using a blog in a science classroom can be great for data collection and analysis. Students can post their data and share it with the class. It is then easily accessible for most students and also allows me to monitor. The blog also creates a communal sense and creates a place where students can go online to safely post thoughts, assignments, and data. This forces them to interact under a monitored source. I believe that by using a blog and having students post and read each others' posts, it makes them feel important and makes them feel as if their input is needed and imperative. A blog is also an easy way to reach all students in one shot. It could be used to relay information to groups or all students for announcements, assignments, and/or data and information.
I am excited to learn more about blogging and what else I can do with it. Tools like this can be implemented in classrooms if used well.
Great ideas for using a blog in class. I'd like to add that it also allows every student to have a voice. The introverted and quiet student can have the same level of input using a blog, without feeling so conspicuous.
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