Using blogs in education can be a great way for teachers to reach students outside of the classroom. In this technological world using the internet is a way to increase student motivation, give students a chance to respond without being put on the spot, let them practice reading and writing, as well as increase class discussion time.
A friend of mine has been using twitter and NIng to maintain contact with her students this year. Ning has been effective and is not blocked on our campus. She has been able to post information for students but also answer questions and help students when they are working on their homework. Students can refer to her blog for hints in upcoming years.
Blogs can be used as a place to post assignments, communicate with parents, provide examples, notes for absent students, provide online readings, showcase students work, link to another class in the world or post relevant information. As I researched through the uses of blogs I began to brainstorm things that I want to try with my classes. I have a wikispace for my classes, connecting to appropriate blogs will give my students a different viewpoint on what they are learning. There are many great math teachers out there that have posted some awesome tools. Helping my students to locate these, and learn to locate more will only help in my quest to make them lifelong learners.
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