In the classroom, blogs can positively impact collaboration. The teacher could set up a blog for a group or a project and students could comment back and forth to blog posts or blogs in general to discuss what they are doing. Of course, the teacher needs to teach students how to correspond politely on the blog and also ethical behavior and internet safety. Once students understand that, it would be a great work space for students to discuss information, projects, ideas, etc. on the internet, which allows the teacher to see growth and collaboration. Blogs would also be beneficial for students who are visual learners or communicate more effectively using written language.
Blogs are a great way for students to learn from each other. In my reading classes, I can have students post comments about the books they are reading and what they thought about the book. Book recommendations will mean more coming from their peers rather than from the teacher all the time. It has the potential to get kids reading books they never thought they would like.
A classroom blog could promote collaborative learning in a number of ways. As students complete multimedia projects, the work could be displayed on the blog. Students, parents, and educators could make comments to give feedback. Students could also work together to post blogs as a way to journal their learning. Another way to foster collaborative learning is for students to use blogging as a way to create stories. One student could start the story and then other students could add on.
There are so many things you could do with a classroom blog that could promote collaborative learning. The first thing that comes to mind is collaborating on projects. I hear students so many times struggling with communicating during projects, it would be great to have a place to do that. You could also use it as a way for them to reflect and comment on what they are learning in class. If they had to post what they learned each day and comment to peers that didn't understand the topic of the day it would help them. You could also use it for editing papers or writing papers. There are lots of ways to use it.
I could use blogs as a summarization tool for my students. I could pick a student each day to post to the blog explaining our learning for the day. I could also create a blog for discussing books that my students have read. What a great way to allow the students to summarize what they are reading and use that same blog as a resource for finding a good book to read.
One way, I could use blogging in my classroom is to have give my students a problem that has multiple ways to be solved and have the students comment on different ways they could solve the problem. Then have all the students who planned to solve the problem in the same way work together to find the answer.
I think blogging would be a fun way to get students to look up and find answers to those questions that are kinda off topic in class but are worth answering. You can post the questions on the blog and let students find the answer and post them for the rest of the class. You could also use blogging for current events assignments and let students post their thoughts.
Blogging would be a great discussion and publication tool for me to use in my Govt/Econ and US History classes. It would be a great way for my students to share their understanding of content and to help one another with questions or an area where they need additional assistance. It would be a great review tool to have students ask and answer questions from other students to make sure that the group as a whole has a thorough understanding of what is going on in the class.
Like Josh and others have mentioned, blogging allows for open discussion for the classroom. Often times students do not participate in discussions for the fear of not be able to speak in front of a group of people. Blogging will offer the opportunity to still participate in discussion without having to do it in front of their peers.
Students can blog to each other experimental results from a lab. The results can be used to add substance to the entire project by incorporating more data. Also students can use a blog to study at home by asking each other test questions.
Students can blog about how they solved specific problems or what they learned from an assignment or project. This reinforces learning as students blog and also allows students to learn from each other.
I am going to use blogging to encourage collaboration between faculty. I will also encourage my faculty to use blogging with their students. Since Goddard College has a low-residency program students are only on campus twice a year for 10 days taking classes. During their time away from campus they will be able to keep in touch with each other, collaborate on projects and stay connect to the faculty.
In the classroom, blogs can positively impact collaboration. The teacher could set up a blog for a group or a project and students could comment back and forth to blog posts or blogs in general to discuss what they are doing. Of course, the teacher needs to teach students how to correspond politely on the blog and also ethical behavior and internet safety. Once students understand that, it would be a great work space for students to discuss information, projects, ideas, etc. on the internet, which allows the teacher to see growth and collaboration.
ReplyDeleteBlogs would also be beneficial for students who are visual learners or communicate more effectively using written language.
Blogs are a great way for students to learn from each other. In my reading classes, I can have students post comments about the books they are reading and what they thought about the book. Book recommendations will mean more coming from their peers rather than from the teacher all the time. It has the potential to get kids reading books they never thought they would like.
ReplyDeleteA classroom blog could promote collaborative learning in a number of ways. As students complete multimedia projects, the work could be displayed on the blog. Students, parents, and educators could make comments to give feedback. Students could also work together to post blogs as a way to journal their learning.
ReplyDeleteAnother way to foster collaborative learning is for students to use blogging as a way to create stories. One student could start the story and then other students could add on.
There are so many things you could do with a classroom blog that could promote collaborative learning. The first thing that comes to mind is collaborating on projects. I hear students so many times struggling with communicating during projects, it would be great to have a place to do that. You could also use it as a way for them to reflect and comment on what they are learning in class. If they had to post what they learned each day and comment to peers that didn't understand the topic of the day it would help them. You could also use it for editing papers or writing papers. There are lots of ways to use it.
ReplyDeleteI could use blogs as a summarization tool for my students. I could pick a student each day to post to the blog explaining our learning for the day. I could also create a blog for discussing books that my students have read. What a great way to allow the students to summarize what they are reading and use that same blog as a resource for finding a good book to read.
ReplyDeleteOne way, I could use blogging in my classroom is to have give my students a problem that has multiple ways to be solved and have the students comment on different ways they could solve the problem. Then have all the students who planned to solve the problem in the same way work together to find the answer.
ReplyDeleteI think blogging would be a fun way to get students to look up and find answers to those questions that are kinda off topic in class but are worth answering. You can post the questions on the blog and let students find the answer and post them for the rest of the class. You could also use blogging for current events assignments and let students post their thoughts.
ReplyDeleteBlogging would be a great discussion and publication tool for me to use in my Govt/Econ and US History classes. It would be a great way for my students to share their understanding of content and to help one another with questions or an area where they need additional assistance. It would be a great review tool to have students ask and answer questions from other students to make sure that the group as a whole has a thorough understanding of what is going on in the class.
ReplyDeleteLike Josh and others have mentioned, blogging allows for open discussion for the classroom. Often times students do not participate in discussions for the fear of not be able to speak in front of a group of people. Blogging will offer the opportunity to still participate in discussion without having to do it in front of their peers.
ReplyDeleteStudents can blog to each other experimental results from a lab. The results can be used to add substance to the entire project by incorporating more data. Also students can use a blog to study at home by asking each other test questions.
ReplyDeleteStudents can blog about how they solved specific problems or what they learned from an assignment or project. This reinforces learning as students blog and also allows students to learn from each other.
ReplyDeleteI would like to use blogs for discussing study skills for students. Maybe if they hear it from eachother, they will be more apt to try them.
ReplyDeleteI am going to use blogging to encourage collaboration between faculty. I will also encourage my faculty to use blogging with their students. Since Goddard College has a low-residency program students are only on campus twice a year for 10 days taking classes. During their time away from campus they will be able to keep in touch with each other, collaborate on projects and stay connect to the faculty.
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