Blog Reflection

            Blogging seems to be the new method of communication where one records his or her thoughts.  I actually began blogging before this class but it served as a resource for twenty something females.  That experience merely helped me get my thoughts out through an Internet median.  This experience however, has taught me a lot when it comes to the design, layout, and content of a blog.    My other blog is through blogger, which is why I decided to go with it again for my educational blog.  It has been easy to work with and I have begun using it also for another class I am taking. 

            I will definitely use this site as I grow in my educational endeavors, because it has helped me include technology that I find useful as well as videos that give inspiration to the educational field.  As an educator I tend to reflect often and it has and will always serve as a method of further reflection and growth.  I also believe it has been beneficial in helping me organize various resources for education. 

            Technology can have it’s set backs because it is a learning process.  I have found that my only difficulty has been in uploading media.  This process took me several trials and a lot of looking into how to go about it.  Luckily I feel more comfortable in this process now.   

            In viewing my peers’ blogs, I have been able to tweak mine from seeing an idea I hadn’t thought of.  Looking at how others create their sites is a great method of learning new methods not yet used.    I can also see myself having my colleagues view my site for additional resources.

            I have a site I use with my students for assignments, current events in the classroom, and links to newsletters etc.  I will not intertwine the two as this is more personal and I like to use examples from my students and wouldn’t want that to interfere with my relationships with them or their parents.  In addition to the class website, my students are blogging on a class blog site that gives them each a profile and blog space.  It was a neat experience having them learn the blogging world as I learned more about it.  We learned together.