Blogging Questions

1. What do you like or dislike about keeping a blog for this course?
I like the simplicity of it. I knew nothing about blogging before this class, and I'm glad that I now know how to blog. It helps me, most of all, with organization. I can keep all of my work on the page and I can see when I get it done, and what progress I have made in the class. It's nice to look back at all the postings and see what all I've done this semester. 

2. How can keeping a blog make you a more effective teacher?
Just like in the video, blogs are a great way to spread information or ideas. Collective Intelligence is a big reason for teachers to blog. It allows us to see what teachers from all over the world are doing in their classrooms. Nothing like this was ever possible before, it's pretty amazing. Blogs are literally opening up a whole new world for educators, and even their students. 

3. Will you consider continuing to post to your blog after this course is over? Why?

Yes, I will definitely try to incorporate blogging in my class. I think it is a good way to connect to the kids' interests, and a good way for them to document the work they are doing. It will allow them to work together, even when they're not in class, and even get information on blogs from students all over the world.  

4. Keeping a blog helps you develop four new media literacies:

• Appropriation - The ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content.
• Collective Intelligence - The ability to share and pool knowledge and compare notes with each other toward a common goal.
• Transmedia Navigation.- The ability to follow the flow of information and stories across multiple modalities.
• Networking - The ability to search for synthesizes and disseminate information.

I think that the media literacy that has effected me most is Networking.  I now how more about how to find credible resources on the internet, and know how to run my own blog. Like I said before, I had never blogged before, and this class has really taught me a lot about it, along with multiple tools and programs that I didn't even know existed. I feel like I have a better grasp on how to operate certain programs on a computer, and how I could apply them to my classroom.  I'm really glad that I took this class, I think it will definitely pay off in the future.