Here it is - a blog that will be utilized to communicate between my classmates (more specifically my Study Group-mates) and myself about the "blogosphere" and its uses within a classroom. Thanks to blogger.com the process is as simple as can be. They truly have ironed out the kinks and details to make it an easy process. I appreciate that blogger has made it so simple to begin the blogging process. Using the templates they have developed, creating my blog took less than five minutes. Following the other people in the group is also very simple once you have their blog addresses.
I am still exploring all the different things that blogs are capable of (you can monetize your blog?!), and contemplating how I would find one to be most useful in my day-to-day teaching. I have created a blog in the past for personal use, but found that I lost interest in it when it was not as interactive as I had hoped. Many of my friends became ‘followers’ of my blog, but never told me online or in person whether or not they were reading it. When there weren't many (read: any!) comments I have to say the lack of feedback made me wonder why I was using my meager amount of free time to update something that garnered no response. I think that the 'conversation' ability of a blog is a fascinating and useful tool to connect people, but I am going to have to put some serious thought into what I would want to do with such a tool in my classroom.
I am still exploring all the different things that blogs are capable of (you can monetize your blog?!), and contemplating how I would find one to be most useful in my day-to-day teaching. I have created a blog in the past for personal use, but found that I lost interest in it when it was not as interactive as I had hoped. Many of my friends became ‘followers’ of my blog, but never told me online or in person whether or not they were reading it. When there weren't many (read: any!) comments I have to say the lack of feedback made me wonder why I was using my meager amount of free time to update something that garnered no response. I think that the 'conversation' ability of a blog is a fascinating and useful tool to connect people, but I am going to have to put some serious thought into what I would want to do with such a tool in my classroom.
