An Introduction to Blogging

Class --

As we get into the swing of things and incorporate blogging into our classroom, I would like to do a brief introduction and then send you on your way to constructing your first blog.

I've stated that I see this as a very useful tool that is rich in technology --one that will help you all specifically with becoming more competent writers. I hope you look upon the idea of this with ease of mind. Like I said, I'm meeting you in the middle and bringing technology (something that your lives are enriched with) closer to you, and, in turn, you will use blogging as a learning tool.

Keep in mind that there are a lot of educationally-rich benefits from blogging:

• It's interactive (responding and providing feedback to fellow classmates);
• It allows you to have a voice (or say) on how you feel about classroom related topics;
• It's a tool that is able to be personalized;
• It can be used to help motivate you to strive to become better writers; and
• It gives you an audience of someone other than your teacher, allowing you to become more conscious of your work.

With that said, let's really get off to a good start on your first blog post. I've discussed in length how great of a tool this can be. However, other than the blog survey I gave you all, you haven't really had a lot of time to reflect on the values that you want to get out of this.

For your first blog set some goals for yourself, what you hope to accomplish. The objective here is to get each and every one of you to become a better writer. But ask yourself the question: What specifically do I want to improve on?