te448 blogging

How I feel...

This is the first semester that I have been asked to blog for a class. Before now, I never attempted to create a blog, nor read any other blog online. I found it kind of troublesome at first, and to be honest, was a little bit annoyed that it was another thing I would have to remember to do for some of my classes. My first blog was a disaster- I didn't publish it correctly and no one could even read it. After figuring out how to correctly post, I never found myself going to the Angel website to find other classmate's blog sites. Blogging, then, seemed useless. However, now that everyone's blog site is on our class blog site, it is very easy to just visit them all. It is nice to be able to hear the opinions of everyone, being that a huge class discussion on every topic is just impossible. I love that we are discussing issues that are important to multiculturalism in class, and I think that in order to really understand these issues we need to listen to and learn from everyone's ideas. Blogging allows us to do this, and it gives me a sort of ownership over it. I can choose to really put effort into it, and take the time to read other blogs, or I can ignore them. So far, I have been trying to make that time, and knowing that it is my choice makes it seem more like a hobby than a task.

Do I think it is worthwhile?

I think this is an awesome thing to get used to so that I am comfortable using blogs with my students in the future. Having students create a blog will enhance their technological skills, but also give them the opportunity to learn from other students not just in their classroom or school, but all over the country and world as well. I think that blogging is a great tool, and I am glad I have been introduced to it now.