Digital Reading

In Richardson's book (chapter 2), there was a sample of a blog about technologies. As an avid reader, I was curious about what this person said about digital books. Anyone ready to trade in their library card for a Kindle?

Blogging in a Classroom

When reading all the ways that Richardson suggests using blogs in a classroom, I started thinking about all the ways I could use this tool in my classroom (including making my current Blackboard site more interactive). I think that this would be a great source for my students to turn to when they wanted help. If they have questions about a topic, they just have to look online. But there are two issues I worry about in my own class. One is that I know some of my students don't have computer access at home. Its not many, but there are a couple that would have to find the time to use school computers and so the at-home-help feature would be lost for them. The other is the same problem I have with students coming for extra help. They don't want to seem like they don't understand, so they won't want to post. I could require posts, but I think that takes out their ownership of the tool, their enjoyment since its just another task, and will create a lot of posts that don't really matter.

Blog about Blogging

The only time I've ever tried to blog was in high school. My friends all loved to post on livejournal.com and so I created one for myself. It did not go well... It was great when we all went to different colleges to keep up on what they were doing, but I can't say that I returned the favor. When I sat down to post, I never knew what to say. I needed a topic to get going. The people that I really wanted to know everything that was going on in my life already knew. Why post it again?

I guess with this one I'll have plenty to think about and reflect on. Guess its time to start reading!