Hello All,
After reading "Point/Counterpoint is Blogging Worth the Risk?", I have to say that I feel blogging is now, more than ever, worth the risk. Technology is taking over in every aspect of life including the workplace, home, and the classroom. It seems that some teachers and educational employees from past generations are not accepting the fact that blogging can bring a whole new world of learning into the classroom. One thing to keep in mind in any place where one might be writing for the public eye to see, is that certain things must be kept to oneself. It is not necessary to speak your mind if it is going to effect your reputation. It is essential for students to discover how open the internet is and how it is necessary to take into consideration everything you put out for the the public to see. Although it might be a personal blog, it is important to keep professional when it comes to speaking your opinion.
I can understand how some might feel that blogging is too risky and it is better to be kept in our personal lives, but that would also keep us from sharing such a valuable tool with our students. The students of today will one day be entering college and the workplace, so we need to prepare them to be successful. The computer is one of the most powerful tools we have and the internet is thriving now more then ever. It is important as a teacher to be able to share valuable information with our students that will guide them and bring a whole new world of thinking into their lives. Blogging is a great way to communicate with others your view on certain topics and also a great way to connect to others that you otherwise might not meet. We can not take technological tools away from the people who are going to benefit from it the most, the teachers of tomorrow.
- Sarah Strickland
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI agree that blogging is a great way to share information and communicate with others. I'm not sure if it is the best tool to use in the classroom, but after reading what you wrote about using a blog to share more information with students, I am a little more open to the idea. I think it would be interesting for a teacher to use a blog as a supplemental tool that shares articles and graphics that are relevant to what is currently being taught in the classroom. There are so many different ways that a teacher can use a blog, and some of those ways probably have little to no negative consequences.
-Marisa
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI agree a lot with what Marisa said. In my post, I talked a lot about how blogging would be very dangerous to an educator's career. But I also think there is a fine line of personal/professionalism that comes into play when blogging. I think that blogging in a professional sense is totally okay. I think blogging can be in invaluable tool to students, I just think that it's important to keep your personal life and opinions out of the blog because it may be offensive to the public.
Sincerely,
Vince Riedel