Chapter 6, Week 2.. What I think about technology in the classroom..

I think blogs are a very useful form of technology. Blogs can get everyone involved and by including personal facts such as pictures and personalized posts, they keep things very interesting. Blogs can be useful for education in the same way that we are using them in our class. They keep everyone involved in the class and encourage us to be just as creative as our other classmates. They keep everyone up to date on assignments and the progress of fellow students. As far as blogs being a waste of time for students, I will have to disagree. I am already excited and feeling a bit challenged by this assignment as well as creating a blog. Technology is a way to spice up assignments and keep the students interested and entertained!! The world is becoming a technology pool and I think blogging is a great way to keep everyone focused.


Chapter 6 talks about Wikipedia and how it came to be significant. I use Wikipedia all the time and I will continue to incorporate it into my classroom if I become a teacher. It's very useful when defining things that might other wise be difficult. I also thought the Holocaust Wiki Project and AP History review pages were very interesting. Combining 30 projects into one page is pretty awesome. Also, designing review material can't be that bad. The book makes a good point that students can cover much more material by working collaboratively rather than working alone.
The book includes an overview on blogs as well. Most of it was already familiar from creating and experimenting with our blogs in class. I will have to agree with the book that blogs are very helpful for children who are too shy to speak out in class but are willing to express their opinion in a blog