Summary
Q. Why would the use of blogs be a useful tool in enhancing student creativity and learning.
A. The use of blogs can help students express themselves privately which in turn allows for them to express ideas they otherwise would not have shared in class because of shyness or fear of being wrong. Blogs also offer a vast amount of customization possibilities such as; formatting, linking interesting sources, color schemes, custom sound and videos. The uniqueness of each students blog shows each students unique style as well as their demonstration of their knowledge and opinions.
Q. How can cyber-safety and cyber-ethics be addressed by using blogs?
A. Before the use of blogs in the classroom it is imperative to have a lesson on what is appropriate use of blogs and what is not. Also, blogs allow the teacher to monitor student posting content and mediate debates that may become “hostile”.
Light, D. (2011). Do web 2.0 right. International Society for Technology in Education , 38(11), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Feature_Article_Do_Web_2_0_Right.aspx
The article “Do Web 2.0 Right” by Daniel Light offers current and future teachers ideas on how to use technology in the classroom, specifically Blogs and Wikis. Based on research done by by Light and collegue Deborah Polin the article argues that there are three criteria that should be taken into account when trying to create a positive technology based learning environment; Daily Practice, Audience Matters, and Appropriate Behavior (Light, 2011).. Focusing primarily on Blogs, Light gives us examples of how teachers have used Blogs successfully and unsuccessfully. The article also gives great insight into how students feel about their work being published on the Internet and what discussions work well. For instance, Light has found that private interaction between teacher and student is a very useful tool and shows the teacher how a student feels about a subject and his or her progress. Light also found public debates to be useful so long as the question gives the student a chance to incorporate their opinions and thoughts in a respectful manner. For instance just listing three of your favorite foods in a foreign language did not get students creative juices flowing and was seen as “no worse than any other homework”. But a debate on whether the famous Alaska Idirod dog race was animal cruelty allowed students to research and form their opinions (Light 2011).
Q. Why would the use of blogs be a useful tool in enhancing student creativity and learning.
A. The use of blogs can help students express themselves privately which in turn allows for them to express ideas they otherwise would not have shared in class because of shyness or fear of being wrong. Blogs also offer a vast amount of customization possibilities such as; formatting, linking interesting sources, color schemes, custom sound and videos. The uniqueness of each students blog shows each students unique style as well as their demonstration of their knowledge and opinions.
Q. How can cyber-safety and cyber-ethics be addressed by using blogs?
A. Before the use of blogs in the classroom it is imperative to have a lesson on what is appropriate use of blogs and what is not. Also, blogs allow the teacher to monitor student posting content and mediate debates that may become “hostile”.
Light, D. (2011). Do web 2.0 right. International Society for Technology in Education , 38(11), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Feature_Article_Do_Web_2_0_Right.aspx
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