Assn.#3 Blogs in education

I have a optional feeling of how well blogs, or technology is used to teach students in education. On one hand you can relate more to students who are current with today's technology, but on the other hand it can be more of a "time eater" cause we all know how much time we get with students each week. When you teach agriculture there are just somethings you have to teach "hands on", and require hours of repetition. I guess if i had to make a decision on this matter i would say yes to blogs if they are used in the right manner. When teachers set up there blog it needs to be set up in a manner that is completely educational, not recreational. Students should be able to personalize there blog, but the teachers should regulate what is posted, pictures uploaded, and what comments are left to each student's blogs. The blogs should be professional, cause when students have sign on names like "Kinky Girl" or some other derogatory name it just doesn't make the students look professional or the teachers. When dealing with high school students i would personally get a waver singed, and each parent should have access to the blog at all times. I don't feel like this type of technology is a waste of time, but more or less a tool for higher education and analytical thinking.

Kyle Polk