Blog Reflection

Dillon Hinshaw

EDCO390-51

February 28, 2016

      First and foremost, using blogger has been a pleasant experience. I haven't really blogged before, so this was a refreshing experience. Blogger is very simple to use, and has many tools that can be utilized if one wishes to access them. As far as the benefits of this service for students goes, I would say that there is a limitless amount of content and information that could be produced and shared among students. With this, I would say that this service and those that are similar in nature should be used carefully with students. There is an almost absolute freedom on these blogging sites, so supervision will be required. For use in the classroom, I would probably assign groups to contribute to specific blogs. Students would take turns making posts on a given topic, culminating in a completed blog that would align with the core topic. Research is never the problem with these types of assignments, but how to present the assignment can cause some issues. There is always the question of how things should be ordered, and what should be covered next. Choosing a topic in the beginning of a blog can be a difficult task. It is important to choose a broad topic that can be built upon progressively. Regardless, this was quite a fun experience, and I expect to do more blogging in the future.