Since I already have a classroom blog, I decided to start this blog with a focus on Instructional Technology. I can use this blog to save or bookmark information about software, hardware, and other tools that I find interesting; share resources with colleagues; and engage in discussions about how to effectively implement technology in the classroom.
Although I have prior experience with blogging, I learned a lot about the possible educational applications blogging offers. I would like to experiment with having students create their own blogs as a way to turn in and archive work. In addition, the idea that blogging (as a way to write about what we read and link to things we like) provides students with needed close reading and interpretation skills is important. This thinking has caused a slight shift for me in how I view blogging. While I previously looked at it more as a tech-enabled journal, blogs are really capable of so much more. I look forward to exploring the possibilities.
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