Weekly Reflection

Today's class was great, starting a new blog has been something that I have wanted to do and now I have a great excuse to do it. Learning about what Web 2.o is was very insightful, I have been using things like a wiki and podcasts for a while now but it is great to be able to use the actual terms. Blogs I think are a fun fast way to stay in touch with people, and I think one great way to use these blogs is to help keep parents informed about the class. You could do a weekly post about activities, or post positive comments about students and their performance in the class. It would also be great to have students, especially older students create blogs and use it as an online journal for reflections, exactly what we are doing for this class. Blogs are easy to view and give you quick information. Parents could then comment on what they liked or if they have questions about things, they would also be able to communicate with other parents right there. Teachers would also be able to comment and interact with students blogs, overall it is a win win situation.