A blog, or an online web log, is a type of website typically maintained by individual in a journal-like format. Many forms of blogs allow readers to respond to comment made on the blogs. Commentary, graphics, audio and video clips are frequently used to create blog entries.
In my own experience, I have used blogs in two of my MET courses, however this course have provided me with a much better awareness of the various educational implications for blogs. In my first course, I used a blog to document and publish on the internet various resources and websites related to indigenous people. In this particular course, I created a weblog for documenting and publishing online my experiences using various technology-based learning resources. In additional, I have searched for, read, and commented on various other blogs made by other educators and even by friends. I have always found them easy to construct, easy to update, and typically very informative.
In terms of their educational uses, blogs can be used to have students maintain online journals about their lives or their learning experiences in the classroom. In a world language class, students can be required to compose regular entries in the target language and then comment on each others’ posts in that language. Although student privacy issues can arise when using blogs, my district offers a blogging system that’s built into our FirstClass server, which is inaccessible to users outside our school district. As a result, I can definitely see myself having students create blogs in class this coming year.
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