I can see many uses for this blog (or a blog similar to this) in my teacher education program and in my future classroom).
Anne Davis's first mentioned creating a blog as a way to reflect on the teaching experience. If I (or anyone else for that matter) can get a blog that's established -- and by established I mean read by people who respond, even if it's only four people -- then not only can I create a place where I can write out what happened, allowing me to think and verbalize (in a way) what I have done and am doing, it will allow other people to input their advice, compliments, or constructive criticisms.
I think, for use in the classroom, the use of a blog would be extremely helpful. You could create posts reiterating what happened that day in class as a kind of live, up-to-the-minute study guide as reminders to those in class who may not have taken adequate notes or for those who were absent from class for whatever reason. It would also show the parents where their children are in class and what is constantly expected of them.
If we ask the students to create blogs (much in the same way you are asking us to create this) we will also begin to see a side of the students that they may not express in class. The more that we can learn about our students the better we will be able to tailor our lessons to best suit them.
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