I've been asking my students about blogging and twitter and have received a range of responses. Some at least follow some twitters (or is it tweets???) and a few do blogs, but noone has admitted to a full time passion for it!! This makes me think that most avid tweeters and bloggers are working professionals. Which brings up another question for me - time!!! I get frustrated by feeling like I don't have time to make relevant posts or tweets and who would want to read them anyhow!! Is it something that you learn as you go and get better with practice?
So I am trying to find ways to use blogging with my students in science - what can I do with my chemistry students to help develop those communication skills my science students need to compete? Do we dialogue about chemicals in the environment? Do I find a research scientist willing to "blog" with us?
Tell me how others are using blogs effectively with high school core subjects and how you regulate use of the tool and measure its results!
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I would like to use a blog for my high school accounting students. Right now all I can come up with giving them key numbers as we work through a month long project. Maybe I could come up with info/articles that relate to certain portions of the projects and reward them for commenting on them via my blog.
ReplyDeleteI also teach computers apps at the middle school level. The 6th graders do a science section on the environment in which they put on a debate/trial to decide if a "Maxi-Mart" can be built in a wetland area. I'm thinking that I could show them how to comment on a blog as they discuss and prepare for the debate. Who knows? As I learn a little more, I may have ideas pop into my head. At least I can hope.
Forgot to mention - great pic! (your dog and of you and your dog. What's the NML stand for? (L=Lovejoy?)
ReplyDeleteJust curious...