Blog Discussion

I think blogs can be a great source of information and feedback if used correctly. Blogs can be used in the classroom to broaden the students knowledge of other countries, history, and technology. The students can be exposed to a source of knowledge that would be difficult if done traditionally (old fashioned research). Blogs are great resources as long as the teacher researches and monitors the sight before and during use. The teacher needs to plan and create an activity to reinforce the strategies being taught in the curriculum. A teacher can use a blog to foster a desire in students to learn.

Other technologies, such as Wike, can be used to support the curriculum. The teacher could design a project to prove the pythagorean theorem. The students could include the history of the theorem. Also, Using geometer's sketchpad the students could draw and prove the theorem. The project could be made accessible to others by using Wiki. This project would hopefully stimulate the students desire to learn more.