Student learning in higher education through blogging in. Using blogging to make meaning sharma has been interested in blogging since the late 1990s, when websites like livejournal and blogger hit the scene to make blogging easy for everyone. Classroom blogging 7 them available to us during the interview, a third section will be presented for this case regarding students perceived value of classroom blogging. This study will discuss the implementation of blogs in classroom which. Vlogging is extremely similar to blogging, which is where people post information or ideas on a web site. Blogs are simple web pages, often made up of short, informal, and frequently updated posts. If youre considering blogging in the classroom with your students, but are feeling a bit overwhelmed with where to begin, you are not alone. Blogger makes it easy to create blogs, post text and.
Our class blog on a regular basis and i am promoting blogging in our school as i believe it engages the children and can improve their writing. But first, here are some 11 tips for blogging in todays classroom. Blogging in the classroom can help both students and educators. Introduction to blogging toddbacile 2 using multimedia audio and visual interest helps grab a readers attention. Blogs in english language teaching and learning citeseerx. Blogging is a great way for young journalists to practice writing and to create a web presence for themselves. Apr 19, 2019 blogging in the classroom can be a fun and engaging way to add a new dimension to your work with writing and reading comprehension. Google classroom has become an essential feature of my classroom. Sep 26, 20 11 top tips to use blogs in the classroom. Two critical tips for blogging projectsfrom my good friend bill, this post offers some more great advice on blogging in the classroom and how to make it successful. The internet and computer assisted learning technologies have created new opportunities for english as a foreign language efl students to gain valuable experience interacting in english.
How to use blogs in the classroom elearning industry. In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the range of social media tools that have become available. Do i stick with blogger, or switch to word press, wix, or weebly. She has been blogging, on, well blogging for a while. Reflect on their own teaching practices and share their. Apr 25, 20 two critical tips for blogging projectsfrom my good friend bill, this post offers some more great advice on blogging in the classroom and how to make it successful. Its also great to see reserved students garnering attention from their peers. Whatever the focus of the class blog is, it should be understood by all students. Ts classroom blog classroom blog structure and content the unit analyzed for this study was a segment of ms. This strategy guide describes the processes involved in composing blogs in the classroom, the process of writing regular posts, or entries, that are published online.
Blogging, teacher training, teaching practices, information and. Hence all instructors and teachers are faced with the challenge of integrating these tools into the classroom setting for effective teaching and learning. In order to prepare students from five, universitylevel efl. Blogger makes it easy to create blogs, post text and pictures, and start generating feedback in minutes.
Student generated blogs can be focused on a specific book youve read, topics or activities a student enjoys and that provide writing hooks, current events happening in your school like a newsletter, or any number of student interests. Data sources for this case included one years worth of blog content, an interview with the facilitating teacher, and students perceptions of classroom blogging practices. Not only can a blog be used for marketing, but also, a. With the increased interest in introducing digital literacy skills in the classroom as a means of preparing students for the 21 st century marketplace, our teaching and learning center has had more questions from faculty about using blogs as a teaching tool. Using blogging as a learning tool the innovative instructor. Blogging in the foreign language classroom dorota domalewska rangsit university, thailand abstract this study examined the phenomenon of blogging as a technologically enhanced support to develop interaction and interrelatedness among learners in a foreign language course. A sense of understanding and tolerance can develop and students can learn a lot about the world in which they live. My getting better together project this year is on technology with an emphasis on blogging. One can use an existing blog to provide information and insights. Like most new innovations on the internet, many entrepreneurs saw marketing potential in having a blog, and blogging took off from there. Blogging should always have a strong educational component and this type of format will help you to ensure that students are learning via the typical curriculum as they explore the pleasures and possibilities of blogging. Make sure youre sitting with your partner that youre going to work with.
Furthermore, students understand the importance of hearing many voices. Blogs and blogging enable teachers to augment instruction and give students a place to stay connected, informed, and engaged in the classroom. Teacher communications using a blog to communicate school or class news with students and their parents teacher blogging about their subject to encourage debate among students perhaps even encouraging students to engage actively with the content by leaving. Blogging first started as a way to have an online personal web log, in which a person would journal about their day. Improving teaching strategies for implementing blogs in higher. It has definitely had a positive impact on the students perspectives on writing, sharing, and giving feedback to other writers. Blogging about a subject is more engaging than reading textbooks. When done properly, a blog can serve as an online portfolio to showcase student work.
Blogging in the classroom can be a fun and engaging way to add a new dimension to your work with writing and reading comprehension. Oct 16, 2014 today teachers are asking if a blog would be beneficial to the education of the students. Blogging can help flatten the classroom walls and offer priceless experiences for students and teachers. By blogging, students can take ownership of their writing, become better observers of others writing, and develop a more immediate and powerful understanding of.
New content is published by the blogs author on a regular basis, often daily. Blogging capitalizes on student interest in the internet. My name is maria perryman and i teach 6th grade at the george b. The aim of the study in order to further investigate the opportunities that blogs can provide for literacy development, this study investigated one specific classroom blog and analysed syllabus. Create a classroomrun blog while it may be easy to reconcile blogging with a creative writing class or a composition class, the horizons are so much further than that. Even after blogging for five years, i still question which platform is best for me. Using blogs in the classroom um lsa sweetland center. The blog format is particularly useful for shorter, less formal, assignments. Using blogs in the classroom overview blogging can improve students writing skills and build their confidence as writers. Classroom management, collaboration, discussions and having comprehensive archived student portfolios are among some benefits of using blogging as a. Responsibility as teachers to implement technology in classroom practice.
Create a classroom run blog while it may be easy to reconcile blogging with a creative writing class or a composition class, the horizons are so much further than that. Blogs give writers the opportunity to use design, images, audio, and video to supplement their writing. Student generated blogs can be focused on a specific book youve read, topics or activities a student enjoys and that provide writing hooks, current events happening in your school like a newsletter, or any. Collection of blogging resourceswhen i think of classroom blogging i think of silvia tolisano. The first part of this method is bringing the entire classroom on board with the idea. Nov 27, 20 using blogging as a learning tool posted on november 27, 20 by macie hall with the increased interest in introducing digital literacy skills in the classroom as a means of preparing students for the 21 st century marketplace, our teaching and learning center has had more questions from faculty about using blogs as a teaching tool. Blogging can give the silent student a voice by allowing them the opportunity to write on topics of interest. Pdf the use of blogs in teaching and learning translation. The first part of this method is bringing the entire classroom on. Today teachers are asking if a blog would be beneficial to the education of the students. This is the third in our kidblog podcast series where we will be exploring a variety of topics related to classroom blogging.
Using blogs in the classroom um lsa sweetland center for. Pdf blogging in the political science classroom michelle. Teaching with blogs provides the opportunity to engage students. Regardless of your topic, blogging has room for it. There are many things that a teacher must consider before using vlogging in the classroom and as they continue to use it as an educational resource. Great experience for future university and job applications. Armstrong school of international studies in chicago. The blogger has the benefit of improving writing skills whether it be just basic grammar in english or learning foreign language skills as is the case for my spanish students, or for other courses, learning to write in a specific way whether it be persuasive text or narrative for example. It enables users to share thoughts, feelings, and information with a visual platform. Pdf on jun 22, 2009, katrina strampel and others published blogging for learning. There are many ways to use blogging in teaching and learning. In this video, you will hear about what a blog is, the benefits, the first steps in starting a blog, how. There are several possible ways of utilizing the power of blogging in a classroom context. Introverted students tend to share more online than they do in person.
Blogs provide a means for student response to or discussion of outsideofclass readings that are not adequately covered during class. The aim of the study in order to further investigate the opportunities that blogs can provide for literacy development, this study investigated one specific classroom blog and analysed syllabus strategies, using the online application of blogging. It could be assumed that the public nature of the classroom blog is. This exploratory study explores student perceptions of blogging in the classroom regarding a which specifi c characteristics of educational blogging writing an. My blog gives me a way to express myself to an authentic audience, reflect upon my teaching experiences, share my triumphs and struggles from my classroom, connect with and learn from other educators around the world, and provide resources and strategies for other teachers. Following is an extensive list of ideas of how to use blogs in the classroom, excerpted from. Pdf the influence of classroom blogging on elementary. Pdf student learning in higher education through blogging. What is blogging and how can i use it as a classroom activity. Sharing ideas on the internet can also put them in touch with likeminded individuals and with those who may challenge their ideas, which means that they may be required to defend their opinions which is valuable preparation for the academic rigor of university. Class blogging in the efl classroom article pdf available. The innovative instructor doesnt advocate using technology for technologys sake, but student blogging can be a way to achieve.
Classroom blogging is an excellent way to use the internet for more than just research. Short for web log, a blog is a web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal. We created this specific podcast for any and all education professionals searching for ideas on improvingupdating formative assessment techniques in elementary schools. Wordpress is the most commonly used content management system cms in the world, so theres a fairly good chance that students will use it again later in their lives, for blogging or. Reading and writing texts online are basic skills that students need to be literate citizens in the 21st century. In the video i discuss how to set up your classroom so that students can create and comment on posts. This study explores the emerging blogging practices of one high school mathematics teacher and his class to explore issues of intent, use, and perceived value. I have put a brief crib sheet together for the teachers. Blogging can improve students writing skills and build their confidence as writers. Bloggers maintain their website, updating it regularly with original posts or sharing relevant content from other places on the web. Technologysupported classroom for collaborative learning. Weve been exploring the use of blogging in relation to the readingwriting classroom with three classes 3rd, 7th, and 11th grades.
The present relevancy of this kind of tools lies on. You can use blogs as a source of reading material for your classes, create a class blog for your students, or blog yourself. Most blogs are a mixture of what is happening in a persons life and what is happening on the web, but there are. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The establishment of a classroom blogging community creates an opportunity for class members to connect in ways that could never be achieved inside the classroom. Despite reports of successful adoption in the higher education classroom, there have been relatively few empirical studies that. Sep 19, 2016 using blogging to make meaning sharma has been interested in blogging since the late 1990s, when websites like livejournal and blogger hit the scene to make blogging easy for everyone. Apr 19, 2019 if youre considering blogging in the classroom with your students, but are feeling a bit overwhelmed with where to begin, you are not alone. The influence of classroom blogging on elementary student writing article pdf available in journal of research in childhood education 254. The main difference being that the medium is a video instead of text. What is blogging and how can it help my home business.
Blogger is a tool that makes it easy to instantly publish weblogs or blogs. Students experiences on using blog as learning journals core. By blogging, students can take ownership of their writing, become better observers of others writing, and develop a more immediate and powerful understanding of audience. Blogs are a type of website that many people think of as an online, public diary. You have no doubt picked up on this fact if youve been reading my blog thank you.
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