Week 2 Reflection

I learned a lot about the ins and outs of the structure of a blog. All of the different editable areas can be moved around and manipulated to keep things organized the way I would like. I intend to use my blog as a way to reflect on ideas and learn from those to be a better educator and thinker. I believe that my blog can be a way for folks that I interact with to learn from each other through exchanging ideas and suggesting online resources to make the student's experience with technology better all the time. I know as I write and reflect I will learn more about blogging, the benefits of it, and new ways of communication.

A Purpose

My intention for this blog is to reflect on technology education: both my own and the students that I come in contact with. I hope that by writing I will be able to improve my own understanding and benefit from others input into whatever 'musings' I may write. I have always found writing to be a great way to sort my head out and to be able to have an online record will also be a benefit in keeping track of any resources that I might reflect on and use.

Learning from reflecting

I enjoyed exploring some blogs this week. I liked the Principal who was able to use it as a recap of staff meetings…what a great way for staff to be able to ‘remember’ what happened or get caught up if they missed out. I also really liked the Journey blog. I liked the layout of it and the way that she suggested new ideas.

1. http://www.magnoliaisd.org/education/components/board/default.php?sectiondetailid=1012& I found a blog by a 1st Grade teacher who uses blogging with her class. All the students use fake/fun names to protect their identities and the teacher expects more from them as their spelling/typing skills develop. The teacher even skyped a class in Germany and they all blog each other after their meeting! Very cool.
2. http://timothymckean.com/ The author of this blog happens to be my brother-in-law…but I really like reading his blog because he finds online resources and will discuss his opinions of them. He teaches a lot of video production so there are some great tips and ideas for that also.

I would like to learn more about how to develop an effective blog. One that is organized and user-friendly. Not cluttered, like some that I have seen. I also would like to find my ‘blog muse’. My inspiration for blogging. I’ve been throwing around ideas for the name of my blog…considering FLUFF or STUFF. I’ll reveal what that stands for later! Ha!