What is a blog?
A blog is a personal diary or
journal posted on the internet.
What is the purpose of a blog?
A blog allows bloggers to express
themselves in writing and share their views on topics that interest them with
other people. Some blogs are used for
business purpose to market certain products or ideas. Blogs can help you also connect with people
who have the same interest, experience, or views like yours. Blog let your readers talk to you through
their posting.
How can you use this in your
official capacity? (teacher, admin, central office, etc.)
As teachers, I can use my blog to
journal my experience as a teacher, whether it be my success or my failure.
That way I can look back/reflect at my practices and see where I can
improve. I can also use my blog to
affirm my teaching plans, ideas and my beliefs by putting them in writing. As I
put my thoughts in writing, I am able to make improvements or adjustment along
the way. My blog will also help me
connect with other teacher bloggers who can give me ideas to improve in my
craft. Lastly, having a blog will allow me to just being able to express myself
and share my thoughts.
Give at least two explicit examples of uses (not just
“reflection”)
As mentioned above, blogs can be used for business purposes such
as selling products or ideas. Blogs can
be used to share news whether it be personal news or political or just be a
venue for your passion in writing.
What are the benefits and drawbacks
of a blog?
One benefit of a blog is it allows
anybody to be a writer. It is easy to open a blog and it’s as easy to post and
comment/update a blog. One drawback of a
having a blog is it consumes a lot of time to maintain it especially if you are
trying to establish a certain standard and reputation as a blogger. You need to
come up with new ideas to share to your readers at all times and writing a good
post takes time. Needless to say, you
need to have a reliable internet connection to maintain a blog.
Cite at least 1 resource from our readings on blogs or an
outside source you found.
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/07/seven-reasons-teachers-should-blog.html
