Thursday, February 21, 2008

Why should or should not classroom teachers consider blogs as a tool to support their teaching? What exactly can blogs do to improve student learning?

Classroom teachers should consider blogs as a tool to support their teaching because students and parents can respond to the teachers' comments related to classroom agendas and homework assignments. Teachers can post daily homework assignments for the students who miss school days. Moreover, parents can check the blogs to know what their children need to do for homework. Teachers can post lesson plans or strategies for the parents to help their children. Also, parents can post comments or ask questions to the teachers. These ways blogs can support to improve student learning.

1 comment:

liz rey-ace said...

I like the idea of teachers using blogs as a form of communication for parents and students but I don't believe that it should be the only from of communication. What if the students do not have access to computer at home, computers at the library have time limits and may all be used. I had students last year whos parents would not allow them on the internet and they were seventh graders. So what do you do in a case like that. That is the reason that teachers should not only use blogs as the only from of communication.