Week 1

Looking at this list of blogs was exhausting! It was hard to really get a feel for what each blog was about, so I picked three pretty random ones. The first one was http://ifbeesarefew.blogspot.com/. It was very simple, but contained a lot of information about blogging as a whole and how new media will affect how we teach. I don't know if I would have a blog like this because I don't often sit and ponder how the internet will affect my life, but I realize how important a tool it can be for education. This is definitely a blog for teachers interested in technology, but it was still fairly entertaining to read.
http://teachingeverystudent.blogspot.com/ was the second blog I visited. The name pretty much says what it's all about. The blogger gave a ton of helpful hints on how to teach students who struggled, but made sure to point out that all students could benefit from the ideas. This was a blog I could read often to get new ideas for different learners. I could also recommend it to students so they could check out different ways to study on their own.
http://seventhirtyblues.blogspot.com/ was the last blog I visited, and it was a classroom blog from a high school class. The last posts were from the graduating class of 2006, so it was a little dated, but I still liked the idea. Seniors were saying their good-byes to friends and family and telling what their plans were for the future. In a high school situation, I could see a blog being a great tool for discussions and extending the class period. There was nothing worse than getting into a great discussion and having the bell ring! This would allow for more time. However, it could potentially give students a forum to express ideas they normally would not in a face-to-face discussion. As long as it could be moderated by the teacher, I think having a class blog would be a great tool.