Thing 3

Before reading/exploring the selected blogs, I was unaware of blogging for educational purposes. I originally thought that I had never blogged before, but then I remembered a class I took in college where we had to post responses to what our classmates wrote about various topics as an extra credit assignment. I don't remember this process being referred to as blogging though. Since then, the only exposure that I have had to blogs are the blogs at the end of online news articles in our local newspaper. Unfortunately, I feel the postings on these blogs are often used to insult and humiliate people. Bloggers are allowed to remain unanimous, which gives people more "power" to state their opinions without worrying what other people might think.

I am happy to learn that there are blogs available where people, particularly teachers, can share valuable information and actually gain knowledge that can be used daily. These blogs are a benefit to people rather than as a means of insult as previously mentioned in the newspaper blogs. Teachers as well as students can share information. Blogging is a great way for teachers to share what is happening in their classrooms. It is also a great way to get students that might not normally participate in class disucssions share their opinions and ideas.

After reading the selected blogs, I realized that the possibilities of blogs for educational use are unlimited. As with anything, it is important to set guidelines for all participants to follow when sharing posts.