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sunday, october 4, 2009

BP1_20091004_Educational Uses for Blogs

After looking at the sites http://www.educatr.com/uses and http://www.slideshare.net/sqoolmaster/educational-uses-of-blogs-and-tags-234136 , I see a lot of uses for blogs in an educational environment. Most of what I've found seem more suited to older classrooms where the students can write well and reflect. 

Here are a few ideas for student blogs:

1. Students can create a writing or art portfolios.
2. A blog would work well as a writing journal where the students can write daily.
3. It would serve as a place for students to write down findings from a month-long experiment.
4. Blogs could be a place for student discussions.


Here are a few ideas for teacher blogs:

1. The course syllabi can be posted on the blog.
2. Daily activities posted for better parent communication.
3. Homework/assignments can be posted as well.

Currently I have not found a way to incorporate blogging into my general music classroom. However, this class has just started. We will see what happens in the next few weeks.