My Blog So Far

Creating a blog and adding posts to it has been an eye-opening experience. It's made me aware of the blogging world and of the vast amount of information that's out there, that people take the time to write about. It's amazing!
I have to say that I'm really enjoying the professional blogs and now that I've discovered that resource, I'll plug in and keep up with several of them. Being able to read posts from former professors, people I've heard lecture, and people whose books I've read is invaluable. It gives a continuation to the experience, and a depth to the knowledge that these people have to share. And it makes it crystal clear that we need to give our students this same experience. Exciting timies are ahead.

The Value of Blogging

In the first 24 hours after creating this blog, I can see the absolutely tremendous value in the activity. I was elated when my colleagues posted their comments! I can only imagine what students will feel when they get the chance to do this.
Will Richardson writes on page 31 of his book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, "Writing stops; blogging continues. Writing is inside; blogging is outside. Writing is monologue; blogging is conversation. Writing is thesis; blogging is synthesis...none of which minimizes the importance of writing. But writing becomes an ongoing process, one that is not just done for the contrived purposes of the classroom."

Highland Lights launched

I've just created my first blog! And it was easy!! So now I've made another step towards tech literacy.
I'm very interested in exploring the use of blogs for classroom use. It's exciting stuff that I believe would tap into our students' interests - meet them where they're at, so to speak. The possibilities seem endless. As teachers, we so badly need to use the Internet and its vast resources to connect our students to the rest of the world. As a high school library media specialist, I plan to explore this technology and offer to lead the teachers in our building in exploring it also.