I love to teach writing, and I am looking forward to how my Tech One course will help me help my students use technology to create a writing community. I try to complete every pen and paper/word-processed writing assignment that I ask my students to complete. Since I am thinking that blogging will be a good way for my students to share their writing, I think it will be a good practice for me to blog and think:
Is this helping me become a better writer?
How will blogging help my students become better writers?
What am I learning as I blog?
What glitches do I experience that I could problem solve with my students?
I worry about wasting student time by incorporating technology for technology's sake rather than for learning's sake. I want my students to be adept at being the best thinkers, readers, and writers they can be in an ever-changing world, and I am curious and excited to explore how this course and how blogging will help us achieve that goal.
Your reflective questions are great ones for us all to ask of ourselves. My favorite is "What glitches do I experience that I could problem solve with my students?" It is important to recognize what is not working and instead of giving up figuring out how to make it better.
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