1) I believe a blog is a reflection of one’s self. With boundaries, a student can tailor make his or her own blog to where they are actually proud of showing it off. Although a 21st century learner might be used to writing reflections in a paper journal, I believe a student will appreciate it more when it is saved online. Commenting on each other’s blog might be a positive way to reinforce and encourage learning as well. If you think about it, if a student wanted to comment on a regular notebook entry, this process might be very time consuming. However, if students were connected to each other’s blogs, it would just be a matter of minutes for students to comment on their peer’s work.
2)One of the biggest concerns I can see with using blogs in education is the fact that it doesn’t seem to appear to be widely accepted just yet. I am assuming it is a privacy issue or it may not settle well with parents. Another big concern is that it has the potential to be accessed 24/7 by a student. This could possibly be an issue if one student is holding a grudge against another student to where he or she says something inappropriate about that student on his or her blog.
3)A blog can be a direct reflection on a school. It is essential that a webmaster, etc always portray their district in a positive way. A blog could let a stakeholder know what is going on across the district. It could be used to show how a district is making strides throughout the year. If open to the public, it could also host parent feedback and ideas. If I were a company wanting to give a school district money, I would much rather give funds to someone who was using technology (ie: blogs and social media) than a district who did not use these resources.
Adan Andres Chavez EDLD 5306 September 2, 2011
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