Monday, January 23, 2012
Thing 3: Blog and the Classroom
Referring back to my first post regarding technology and its benefits for the whole of civilization, I can say with most honesty that I think a blog would be most beneficial to me and my future students. Since students tend to forget minor details or let entire class lessons slip their mind, a blog can help serve as a reminder for students on what the class was about that given day. By posting study material, short quizzes, and critical thinking exercises on my blog I would be able to help students even when I am not there to assist them in person on a given issue.
I believe a student in a classroom is less likely to be enthusiastic about learning if he or she feels that any action they make is to be judged harshly. Besides just to be used as a source of additional assistance for the class, I would use it to help better understand my students’ interests and build a better sense of understanding between me and them through less formal and more open communication. A happy student is a better student.
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I think it’s a great idea to use a classroom blog as a reminder to students! It can sometimes be difficult for students to keep up with everything they need to do on assignments. By posting assignments, students won’t be able to use the excuse that they forgot what to do because they can access the assignment from any computer (which is pretty much anywhere these days).
ReplyDeleteIt is a pain for me as a student myself to try to find worksheets handed-out in class, and as a teacher in training I will help my students by providing an emergency backup plan if they happen to either lose or miss a worksheet or lesson for a given day.
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