Michelle’s Weblog

9/14/08

Source:

Richardson, W. (2009). The read/write web. Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web tools classrooms(2nd ed.). (pp. 1-16). California: Corwin Press

Purpose:

The purpose of this chapter was to introduce to the reader how to start their own weblog, how to get their students participating in the weblog, and told how to keep them safer while on the weblog.

Question:

What is the best way for me to tell people how to start their own blog, and give them some suggestions on how to incorpret their students into using the weblogs.

Information:

It is easy to start a blog and it can allow an excellent way to communicate with your students. It is best to start small when starting by just interacting with other blogs, and then start your own as a teacher. Then after you start yours get your students involved reading your class blog, and others that you have deemed appropriate. Then get them to respond to your posts on the class blog, and then you can allow them to make thier own. It also states that you will want to give your students a lesson about saftey for the computer.

Inferences/Conclusions:

This chapter tells you how to start a blog y ourself and that it can be done with students by entering them slowly into the blog world. This way they will learn how to use a blog appropriatly for the class.

Concepts:

In this chapter you learn how to use a publishing tool, how to make and use a blog, where you can get started, but you also have to take into consideration that not all students have access to the internet at home.

Assumptions:

The author assumes that you want to learn how to start a blog, and that you want to get your students involved. It also assumes that you want to use the provider that it uses to demonstrate how to start a blog.

Implications:

If you follow what the author says then you will know how to start a weblog yourself, and you will also learn one way to introduce your students to blogging. You can also stay into contact with your students parents and other professionals by allowing them to put their inputs in about the class. If you decided not to follow the author then you would not have a blog. You may also figure out how to start one on your own or you could not use one at all.

Point of view:

The author show that he thinks that it is very simple and easy to use the blog and start one up. He also seems to think that it is benificial to the students for them to use it in class.

9/14/08

Source:

Richardson, W. (2009). The read/write web. Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web tools classrooms(2nd ed.). (pp. 1-16). California: Corwin Press.

Purpose:

The purpose of this chapter was to tell you what a blog is, what they can be used for, and how easy it is to use. He also wants you to see that they can be used for many different subjects, not just reading and writing.

Question:

What are blogs and what can they be used for?

Information:

 This chapter stated that weblogs are easily created, updated, and it allows you to be able to put your writings online and instantly have them published. It also stated that the weblogs can be used in many ways. One way is to use them as portals for parents and students so that they always have access to the class syllabus, home work and it makes and easy way for the parents to stay in contact with what is going on in our classroom. Is also gives you reflections and conversations about your writings everyday so you can improve writing skills. It even states that using it in the classroom is good because then it gives the quieter ones a chance to talk and interact with the rest of the class. It warns that when putting your students online that you have to make sure that they know and you know how to make sure the sites are accurate before believing everything that is on them, because they are written by anyone that wants one.

Inference and Conclusions:

Weblogs can be used in almost every educational setting, and they can enhance how the students will learn by opening new doors and information. They are also easy to use and allow students to get more out of their writings.

Concepts:

 It wants you to know what a weblog is, what you can do with it, and that there are many ways to use a weblog other then just reading and writing.

Assumptions:

That you want to use a weblog, You do not know what one is ,and that you do not know how or why you would use them in the classroom.

Implications:

 If you follow the authors recommendations it can provide students with richer learning environments for the children, could enhance student teacher relations, and can also involve the parents more in the child’s learning. If you did not take the advice from the author then you would be doing the same things that have been done, and the students may not get as wide of a variety of settings to learn in.

Point of View:

The author clearly believes that weblogs should be used in schools, and that they will enhance the students learning.