This entry is about blogging in the classroom. I am relatively new to the whole experience of blogging but I will discuss what a blog in my classroom might look like realistically. I loved the sample with video and pictures of daily activities in the classroom but I do not think that would work in a secondary class or at least not in my class in particular. I know that I could use a blog instead of my website if I ever decide to change my mind.
Currently, I envision creating an announcements blog and attaching a link to this blog to my current site. It would be directed mostly at my students and parents to keep them up-to-date with materials and due dates. I currently use my website to do this but I know that the blog has the advantage of allowing others to easily respond to me and to each other.
I cannot think of one particular lesson that would be enhanced by a blog but that is only because I think there are other tools that could be utilized to get the same result. Instead of posting a video on my blog, I could post it to the website that is already created and established. The same goes for the interactive tools that I use in class and the supplemental material I want the students to have access to. I think that this leads to my biggest barrier with blogging; I can think of other ways to post the material and interact with the students and parents. These ways are also more convenient to me so I plan on sticking with them for now.
