Blogging

Recently I researched visual literacy for another subject. Whilst researching the book 'Woolvs in the Sitee' written by Margaret Wild and illustrated by Anne Spudvilas, I came across this blog. I like the opportunity that this type of blog allows students (and in this case, largely teachers) to interact and share their interpretation of matter in order to make meaning. View the blog here.




References

An Identity of One's Own. (2006, August 4). Woolvs in the sitee[Web log message]. Retrieved from http://myownidentity.blogspot.com/2006/08/woolvs-in-sitee.html




"A blog is a page on the Internet, a way to publish on the Web" (Heskett, 2009, p. 3). People communicate using blogs for a myriad of reasons. One could keep a blog as a personal reflective journal, or as an 'opinion page' with a running commentary on current social issues. Still others use it as a collaborative tool, such as the blog above for 'Woolvs in the Sitee'. However, as a collaborative tool it does have its limitations. One can post a comment to a blog, but cannot manipulate the information in any way.

Here is my attempt at keeping a reflective journal on exploring ICTs. I am totally out of my comfort zone and really have no wish to be 'published'! However, I shall do my best to engage with the technology and see what potentially amazing tools I can discover!

Heskett, T. (2009). Blogging in the classroom. Westminister, CA: Teacher Created Resources Inc.