In addition to this video blog, which expresses my thoughts on using Web 2.0 and whether or not I see it as something, that I can definitely integrate into my class or if I see any weaknesses with including this type of media, I wanted to express my thoughts on blogging. I was impressed by the easiness of setting up a blog and even more how easy it was to include a video post. The blogger site is a great way to get started and I am pleased we were asked to do this. I have found that blogging has helped me to learn more by putting my thoughts down, finding news and research articles, and reading my colleagues posts. I find the entire world of blogging very interesting. I really like to hear others points of view. Maybe it is the fact that I teach speech and get to spend so little time having real discussions about the issues and important trends. I will continue to read my classmates blogs and hope they continue their blogging on their sites. I am excited to read further as we transition to our next class and after we finish the program. Then, we will be able to see what our classmates are interested outside of education, which I look forward to.
Thinking about why people blog, I decided to include two articles that provide reasons for blogging. I think we have all benefited from the blogging we have done in this class. Let's see what others value in being able to post ones thoughts for everyone to see. The first article by Susan Gunelius looks at ten reasons we should blog. The second article from the 2008 Scientific American Magazine takes a look beyond the therapeutic benefits and discusses the physiological benefits.
http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/tp/Top-Ten-Reasons-to-Blog.htm
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-healthy-type
No comments:
Post a Comment