Thing 3~

I think blogging is a great way to communicate with students and get them involved with technology on the educational level. Normally, schools trail far behind in recent innovations on technology or hardly integrate them into curriculum. Students can normally run circle around their professors on computers. But with a new generation of students and technology easily becoming the most essential part of everyday life, it's important for teachers to encourage students to use technology. I would use my own blog to communicate with students and send out reminders about assignments and update any kind of changes. I would have students create their own blogs and have them 'follow' each other and have them update their thoughts on the school, class, and books we're reading in class. I would encourage them to put their honest thoughts on there an comment on each others blogs to help them understand that it's okay to not like the book that we're reading or to let them talk about what they think. I think it's important for students to have their own voice and for them to feel comfortable expressing themselves. Of course, even if they don't like the book, they still have to read it!