Communication+and+Collaboration+Through+Blogging

Communication through Blogging

This assignment was to create a class blog that could be both engaging and interactive for an instructional unit. The purpose in which to create this blog was to be able to work with students enrolled in my High School Automotive Technology I, II, and III courses. This would allow constant interaction and updates as to questions the students may have or comments about certain assignments that need to be completed. This concept allows students to read and interact more than just in a classroom setting. This allows for visual learning, communicating ideas, and use a forum to speak on their behalf with no outside ridicule based on how their subject or question may have been presented.  The process that I went through to complete this assignment was to first sign up for through [|www.blogger.com] in order to create a blog for my virtual classroom. Signing up and creating a profile through blogger.com was very user friendly. Using this website allowed users to create their own profile page and template to visualize how they would like their blog set up. You could choose from many different layouts and color combinations to make it how you would like it to look. I still have to include some graphics onto my blog to make it more personable and more of an Automotive type look and style, but overall if I can get students to use this blog to assist in how they complete class work it will be for the benefit of all using this website. Links con be loaded for students to view video clips and necessary documents that may assist them with completing assignments as well as making comments to other students questions or comments.
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The following is a link to my blog. []

I cannot say that I have ever been on a blog before this course of study. I think my first blog experience was in EDT 6000 or 6010, but it looks to be something that I can get on board with as a learning tool. These technology classes have been great as to the extent of information available to add to classroom learning experiences, but you have to pick and choose which ones will work best for you in your classroom setting. I have encountered a few applications that I do not think I would ever use in my classes, but there are many such as Blogger that I think I will try to incorporate on a weekly to daily basis. This was a good assignment, and sometimes you just need a push to get things set up the way you want.
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