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Blogging in the classroom- What not to do.
Filed Under Blogging in and out of the Classroom, Computers In The Classroom, Learning Strategies
What was I thinking? I should have know better. I know that my students are strong visual learners and weak auditory learners. We did those learning style inventories in class. We even talked about the results. Why did I think that I could just sit them down at the computers and tell them how to get set up so they could get the registered user name from WordPress they needed so that I could invite them to participate in the blog. Why did I think they could just sit in front of the monitor and do what I said one step at a time. Why? I’m not sure, but I’m starting to think I thought that it would be easier. Yes, it certainly is easier to tell them what to do instead of having to go to all the bother of creating a powerpoint presentation with handouts that would show them what to do step by step. Who am I kidding. I didn’t create a powerpoint presentation with handouts because I couldn’t be bothered. I was too lazy, and now I was paying for it. I’m forever telling my students that if they want better
consequences , they need to make better choices. I wonder if they were thinking that as the class was unravelling? Maybe that’s why some of them had those funny little smiles on their face as they watched me trying to tell them what to do. Fortunately, the bell rang. The class was over, and I could reflect on what that was all about.Related Posts
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