Blogging is about writing to an audience. Do you feel like anyone is reading your blogs? For this week I would like you to read at least FOUR other blog entries by fellow classmates and comment on them. Then, I would like you to write in your own blog a few insights about what you read: For example, did it feel good to read what other pre-service teachers were writing? Was this medium helpful? How did you feel about posting the comments? Do you feel like this exchange gives you any insights into running blog exercises with your own students?
Before this assignment, I had no blog comments so I did not feel that anyone was reading them. Now I have a few comments and seem to keep getting more occasionally. After reading my classmates blogs I started to notice some trends. Almost everyone is pretty new at blogging. Not many people, including myself have blogged before. I feel less of an outsider now so this exercise was pretty helpful. At first I while I was making my comments I was not too sure what to say. After I figured that out, it was cool to be able to use a completely different mean of communication. I now do feel, when I have a classroom, blogging would be a great way for my students to keep in touch and reflect on weekly or even daily activities. There are unlimited ways in which blogs could be used.
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