Lesson Eight

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.

I could use blogging as I teach high school English in multiple ways. I will first be guided by the policies and procedures of my school district regarding social media and websites. If allowed, I would create a blog for each class. Each student would be required to post entries and respond to entries made by others. Extra credit could be offered for statements that provoke intelligent and respectful debate.

I could also use a blog to keep parents up to date on what we are covering in class, homework, study guides, and tips for how to succeed in my class. I could have the students take on the personalities of characters we are studying in literature and write journal articles describing one of their days. I could also encourage them to make their own blogs as a creative writing outlet. Blogging is fun, especially when people take the time to read and thoughtfully respond to my writing. My students will love it.