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While I was cruising the Internet I found an interesting article that caught my eye. It was entitled "Using blogs in the classroom: a new approach to teaching social studies with the Internet". It was written by a teacher by the name of C. Frederick Risinger. Risinger goes into detail in the beginning of the article about how much he thought he used to know about technology. He then admits that the technology world has been flying right past him. He then goes into detail what blogs are. He admits that he never had heard of these new technologies. He mentions very interesting things about blogs. They can be an interactive tool used by both the students and the teachers. Blogs also keep the students entertained and interested throughout the lesson. Some students will even go online and contribute to a blog after school. Risinger believes that the safety of the blog is very important. Most blogs these days, in schools, require a password or a pin number entry, which the teacher should give out. Later on in the article there is many different websites that help the students and teachers learn how to create a blog together in a safe environment.
This article gave me the inspiration to create a homework help blog for my future social studies class. I would create a blog and have my students act as contributors to the blog. I would offer an assignment and answer any questions that the students may have in class. If any of the students have any questions, they can come in contact with either myself or other students, who may be able to help them out with the answer. The only problem with blogs in the classroom is time. Time is an important thing for teachers. It may take some time to set up the actual blog. Time will also be an issue with the students. I might assign homework on one day, and a student might have a question, and his or her peers might not have time to respond to the posting. That is why I would only assign the students to work on the blogs over the weekend, when they have more time.
You can access the article mentioned Here
While I was cruising the Internet I found an interesting article that caught my eye. It was entitled "Using blogs in the classroom: a new approach to teaching social studies with the Internet". It was written by a teacher by the name of C. Frederick Risinger. Risinger goes into detail in the beginning of the article about how much he thought he used to know about technology. He then admits that the technology world has been flying right past him. He then goes into detail what blogs are. He admits that he never had heard of these new technologies. He mentions very interesting things about blogs. They can be an interactive tool used by both the students and the teachers. Blogs also keep the students entertained and interested throughout the lesson. Some students will even go online and contribute to a blog after school. Risinger believes that the safety of the blog is very important. Most blogs these days, in schools, require a password or a pin number entry, which the teacher should give out. Later on in the article there is many different websites that help the students and teachers learn how to create a blog together in a safe environment.
This article gave me the inspiration to create a homework help blog for my future social studies class. I would create a blog and have my students act as contributors to the blog. I would offer an assignment and answer any questions that the students may have in class. If any of the students have any questions, they can come in contact with either myself or other students, who may be able to help them out with the answer. The only problem with blogs in the classroom is time. Time is an important thing for teachers. It may take some time to set up the actual blog. Time will also be an issue with the students. I might assign homework on one day, and a student might have a question, and his or her peers might not have time to respond to the posting. That is why I would only assign the students to work on the blogs over the weekend, when they have more time.
You can access the article mentioned Here
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