Yes. Here goes nothing.
One of the few realms of the internet that I don't have much experience with...blogging. I am an avid Facebook user, constantly checking my emails, and using the internet for just about anything and everything. However, blogging is all new to me. But, as with many things: "practice makes perfect."
I chose this quote for my blog because I believe that it applies to many aspects of life, especially in education. Practicing different teaching and learning styles in the classroom allows both teachers and students to discover what works and what doesn't. When the ultimate goal is student growth and understanding, practice is crucial.
On a lighter note, I hope that the practice of blog writing that I will be doing in the next few months will help me better understand the blogging world and the pros of reading and writing blogs.
Happy blogging :)
Amanda, I am so glad that you have decided to join our group. We are all learning. I have been teaching for 27 years and am pretty technologically challenged. You will be so much further advanced than me, having never had a technology class before. I look forward to the challenges we face while applying some of the latest advances in social networking. In response to your question about using digital writing with elementary kids, the librarian and I at my school have started to do a few things and look forward to doing more.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to watching your entry into blogging. It will be particularly interesting to note any comparisons with Facebook. One question I entertain is how blogging has or will change as social media becomes more central in our online lives.
ReplyDeleteI like the emphasis on "practice" for all learners and teachers because it's about process rather than product. I often tell my son to think of the need for practice to get better at reading and math the way he does with basketball and soccer, and, I talk about why practice makes us better--exercising certain muscles, be it in the brain or other parts of the body. Without practice, we grow rusty, creaky.... And now for me, practicing use of technology is exercising all sorts of "new" muscles in my brain and I feel the ache and joy of it.
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