Blogging = bringing the world together, one computer screen at a time
1 09 2008As I sit here on a holiday, school free and work free, I began doing homework. I wanted to learn more about this blogging thing and wanted to give my reader/s more to read. Teachers never stop learning, even on their days off…right?
I ran across a blog article I found very interesting. It came from Digital Writing, Digital Teaching, a blog focused on how technology and education can work hand in hand. When the author, Professor Troy Hicks, began writing his blog over three years ago, I am sure he didn’t know what to expect. As a new blogger, that is how I feel. You wonder if anyone will read your blog, and if they do, what kind of impact will it have on the reader, society, or the teaching world in general.
This article I think shows how such a ”small” concept can grow.The article is full of links Professor Hicks received from readers of his blog. They are links to websites, wikis, and blogs about how teachers are using technology to enhance their approach to education. All of these links were not from Hicks’ research, but from followers of his blog and studies informing him of their finds.
I just think it is amazing how a blogging can bring people together. If you look at some of the links to information in that article, I think you too will be pleasantly surprised on how technology is being used in education.
Thanks for reading and reviewing my blog — I appreciate your kind response.
If you want to see what some of my pre-service teachers have done and are doing with their blogs, check them out at: http://eng315.wikispaces.com/Blogs
I wish you all the best as a beginning teacher and edublogger!
Troy Hicks