What I have Learned?

Two digital books with an
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Educational blogs, or edublog, are blogs where there is an educational purpose. For educators, a blog is a
great place for professional development or sharing new resources with others. The blog can be an expressive space for students to develop literature and creatively share their knowledge. Of course, these blogs would be available for all family members to see, so they can see what their child has been working on at school. 

I got to enjoy reading Ava Holders' blog about standardized testing. I agree with everything she shared about the struggles of standardized testing. I also wrote about how standardized tests do not define anyone as a student, and they do not focus on each child as an individual. Ava also linked a great source. I also found Maggie Beeler's blog about children's literature. I loved how she wrote her blog along with her passion for reading. In each of her blogs, she shares personal experiences with books and children's literature. Lastly, I read Marisa Chapman's blog. She shared some fun ways that technology can impact children's learning. There are new things like virtual field trips that take the hard part of field trips away. All three of the blogs I read shared new ideas and new topics I had not thought about yet.

I have enjoyed blogging and think it would be beneficial in my classroom. I could have a blog sent out every week about what is happening that week, but I could also make an example blog for my students. They could choose to blog about an assignment instead of writing an easy, doing research blog or blogging about books they have read. This way, their blogs connect back to the course content, but they have a different way of presenting their knowledge. I also think adding a blogging incentive would help children grow their creativity and explore their classmate's blogs.