In the military we would analyze our training constantly. The results of this analysis would be used to create what we called lessons learned and then these lessons learned would ultimately end up somewhere within our standard operating procedures. After looking through the 50 Must-see Teacher Blogs, I was impressed with the vast amount of information derived from the real life experiences of educators and some of the projects that they created and implemented
and I could see that their blogs served as a very good
comparison for the training evaluations that I was a part of in the
military.
I am
not sure to what extent I would be willing to engage in blogging with my
students yet, but as a data base both of and for peer-level activities and events,
blogs are an amazing resource.
I am aware that I need a bit more
exposure to the world of blogging, but from what I have reviewed so far I am
certain that blogs will be something that I will be placing in my toolbox.
There is a wide variety of information on the internet. The problems start when you have to sift the information to find things that you find not only good, but relevant. You can find several teaching blogs that talk about experiences at their school and in their life, but if your circumstances are not similar then it is useless.
ReplyDeleteI can identify with your comparison to your experiences in the military. I was not in the military, but in management you constantly have to keep up with SOPs and training your team. I have subscribed to some professional sites on LinkedIn, but I never considered that a blog could be useful professionally.
ReplyDeleteI am new to blogging too. I would like to learn more about blogging before opening them as a forum for my students. One of my biggest fears as an educator is that my students may get into trouble with new technology because I did not know enough to "monitor" them.
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