Question One
The assessment points I thought were a good place to start but a little vague. Depending on what we were writing about and/or covering in class, I would probably tweak them to make them more specific to what we were learning in class. As an English teacher, one thing that I would add as an assessment for student blogs would be evaluating on grammar, punctuation and sentence structure. Since it is an online tool, I would want to make sure students didn't treat it as a Facebook page or a text message. I also might evaluate it on creativity or originality of thought to hopefully encourage students to think beyond the box when writing. To encourage constructive commenting, I also might ask students to find at least two positive comments and one constructive criticism of other students discussion points and to be very specific about what they like and didn't agree with. In other words "That's awesome" wouldn't be enough.
Question Two
I would definitely like to incorporate a blog in the classroom as a something creative, fun, different and easy to accomplish. One way I could do this is to create a blog for my class where parents of students could keep tabs on what topics we are covering in class and major assignments that are due soon for their children. I often have parents ask me to let them know when a deadline is coming or when their child has homework. This would be a lot simpler than writing a dozen emails. It would also give students access to assignments due dates and an idea of what they missed if they weren't in class. Another way I could incorporate it into class would be to have individual student blogs instead of a journal. We kept journals this last year, and this would be a fun alternative. Also, it would give students a chance to see what their peers were writing, not just me. I think they would enjoy reading their classmates thoughts as much as I did.
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