I was thrilled that the profs emphasized that technology was a tool, and it's a tool that doesn't fit every problem all the time.
I think blogging could be a really good way for students to ask/answer questions (assuming I remember/have time to check it). I'd just be worried that such a blog would be all questions since the kids who 'got it' would be unlikely to be on it. I probably wouldn't require kids to blog just for its own sake.
Hi, CEC -- Two ideas ... You can tweak your settings so you get an email every time a student submits a comment. Or you can set a deadline for their responses and just check your blog then. Or assign a different student to blog each week and have students respond to that student's post. Or ... Or ... Or ... !
ReplyDeleteI love how you say, "I probably wouldn't require kids to blog just for its own sake." Exactly! We shouldn't ask kids to do ANYTHING (tech or not tech) unless we have a reason for doing it. -- Kristin