Blogging

Now that you have created your own blog and used it through the previous eight lessons, describe in detail how you will use your blogging skills in your classroom.

Blogging could be an effective tool in getting students to journal, and journaling is a great way for students to practice writing and organizing ideas. Instead of having students keep a notebook, students could tip tap keys to record their thoughts and experiences. This may even be better for students in the long run. Our society is so technocentric that it may be irresponsible not to utilize every available technology at our disposal for teaching purposes.

Equal treatment

After reading and pondering the debate about teens lacking adult reasoning capacity, yet being held to adult consequences, what do you think this means for you as a teacher?

I think that it is important to explain this reality to students. It is also really important to model sound reasoning so that they have something to model.