Blog #5

I used to think that it would be too hard for me to learn how to blog, but this class provided me with the opportunity to learn how to blog. After my first blog, I found the process so easy that anyone that knows how to navigate through the internet can use it. Because it is so easy to use, I believe blogging can be used in a middle school and high school setting. In both settings I would probably use a blog to post homework assignments. I think that by posting homework assignments online, students are more apt to do their homework because, if a student is absent, he or she would most likely look for the assignment online, rather than calling a friend due to the convenience of looking it up on their own. Also, students seemed to be involved more and more with technology, thus students are probably most likely to check out a homework blog before checking their planners. This would provide a student with the option of using technology to retrieve their assignment. Also, using a homework blog can also help keep parents informed as to what students are being assigned in class and what students are being given for homework. A homework blog would be convenient for the working parents that do not have much time to check on their child’s homework, thus they will be able to check online and make sure their child is not lying to them about any assignments. Ultimately, homework blogging will lead to more parent involvement, even if it is through technology. I think students can also use blogging as journal entries. Instead of having students turn in journals, students can write their journal assignments on a blog and comment on other students' blogs as well. However, students would probably need parent approval to use a blogging website, thus making it hard for all students to be able to participate in blogging. But, I would still like to give that a try.