Blogs

I have never used a blog before, but after learning about them I feel that they would be a great resource for me to use as a future teacher.  I want to teach the younger grades, and possibly even preschool, so I had never considered using technology in the classroom that much before.  After learning about blogs, I feel that even for the younger grades it would be a great way for students to be able to express themselves.  So many children today use technology on a regular basis and they would be interested in being able to create their own blog and being able to post some assignments or interesting facts they have learned in class.  Even though using blogs is a great idea, I am still a little hesitant where I am not that confident in using blogs.  I feel that it would be very important to first teach children about safety online and to help them know that it is not safe to post some information on the internet.  With children who are so used to using technology everyday I feel that helping students use blogs would appeal to their interests and would make learning fun for them!