I am Mary Cecil, a writer and student. I plan on teaching English literature and possibly mathematics as well. I love literature so the desire to teach others to love it too comes naturally. Also naturally are my mathematics skills, so I also wish to be certified to teach math in order to share my abilities with others, specifically those who find math doesn’t come as easily.
Communication and Collaboration is important inside and outside of the classroom. The importance for communication outside of the classroom is one of the main reasons it is so important inside of the classroom. In the work force, students will need to use social and communication skills to make the sale or even be the seller. Collaboration is just as important because students seldom work alone in the work force. Inside the classroom, students can share their knowledge with each other to broaden their own understanding of the material or help those around them who are struggling.
Using blogging, I can give students information about assignments and engage them with any questions they might have on the assignment or required understanding of the material. It can also be used to connect students to each other and their peer’s ideas. This provides students with a go-to online resource that I can reiterate material, information, assignments, and most importantly, due dates to them without the restrictions on my own availability. It is also accessible from any internet capable device. Hard Copies can also be distributed to make sure everyone has a copy, but for those who procrastinate and lose their copy, there is an online resource to assist them.
When blogging is concerned, I believe it is the most important for ensuring communication with parents. Not every parent is interested in their child’s education, but for those who are but are too busy to meet or volunteer, the blog provides an online, at your leisure source to keep parents informed on events and important due dates.
Blogging is important for teachers as well. Teachers can use other teacher’s blogs as a resource for solving problems in the classroom. Teachers can also find solutions through blogging and getting responses from their teaching peers. Blogging can also be used as an outlet for teachers to communicate with parents with ease without disrupting their busy schedule or sacrificing their free time.
The blogging system of things is quickly becoming the way to use your creativity. I enjoyed reading your bio and look forward to reading more of your posts. The technology in the world today is quickly becoming the way to go. You no longer see as much stuff put in print as there used to be. Now they have books where you can read them pon electronic devices such as the kindle. Also, music is now becoming the itunes and MP3 player generation. We, as teachers need to keep up with the technological advances of the coming years.
ReplyDeleteWow, someone who actually wants to teach math! That's awesome :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with blogging helping parents be able to keep in touch easier. I also really like your idea for using a teacher to student blog to provide students with notes and materials. I think that's a really good idea, especially since students today are so technology savvy. It's easier for them to have to flip through a textbook and they're more likely to seek out an online resource anyway.
I agree with you because I feel that the children of today are so willing to learn things it is just more difficult to find the best way of doing so. So by allowing a teacher to student blog, could potentially allow the children to be more enthusiastic about learning, which will also allow the parents to be enthusiastic simply because their child is so willing to learn when they might not otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI think that blogging can definitely come in handy for helping students know the due dates of certain assignments and they wouldn’t have to wait for you to get back to them because, like you said, it would be restricted because of your individual availability. I think that blogging so that the parents may be involved in the student’s education is very important. I agree that teachers can help teachers through the use of blogging.
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