Welcome!
Welcome to my Web 2.0 Technologies blog. Over the next few weeks, I will be researching and posting about several different Web 2.0 Technologies, and how they can be used in the classroom. Feel free to comment and add your own ideas!
Blogging with Coworkers
Raise your hand if you've ever wished there was an easy way to share ideas between your fellow teachers. I'm sure that most of you are nodding your heads, or maybe even raising your hand (don't be embarrassed). Blogging is an easy and convenient way for educators to share ideas. All it takes is one teacher to start the blog and advertise it to staff, which isn't difficult with CLC. Maybe, just maybe, that person could be you! Given that educational technology is becoming your expertise, you are the perfect person for the job! Here are some organizational ideas to get you started!
- Create a new blog for each grade level.
- Within each grade level blog, create a page for each content area:
- Reading
- Writing (6+1 Traits?)
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Health
- Advertise, advertise, advertise! As we know, it takes a while for people to buy into new technologies. Continue to advertise these new blogs. You could even ask your administrators if you can conduct a mini-professional development at a staff meeting.
- I would suggest using Blogger; it is much more user friendly than Edublogs.
I hope this helps to get your engines running! Although overwhelming at times, we really are lucky to be teaching and learning during this time of rapid technological development.
3 comments:
Natalie, I love your idea to create a blog to share ideas for different subjects! My team usually devotes a team meeting once a month to share what we have been doing in the classroom. Instead, we could post these ideas on a blog, comment on the lesson ideas there, and then save the meeting for something else. I love it, but I am not sure how my technology-shy team will feel.
What a great idea! I think my school would love this idea too. With the new additions to the building and new staff members, my school has become "distant" with one another. A networking system like this would be great for everyone to share ideas with one another. I'm sure there may be a few people who would shy away from using it because of their inability to do technology, however, if there was sufficient training to ensure everyone knew how to do the basics, their abilities will only strengthen from there.
Using Blogger with teacher is great! I love you ideas! I'm already talked to my principal about putting out her newsletter via a blog. Just be careful if you use it with students or parents because of the next blog link at the top of the page. Oh and don't let Media/Tech office find out either =)
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