Blog Post #10

                                   



Mrs. Cassidy's 1st Graders
Interview Part 1
Interview Part 2
Interview Part 3

The interviews with Dr. Strange and Mrs. Cassidy were very informative about using technology in the classroom. One statement that stood out to me was how blogging gives her students an audience. The students writes this remarkable paper, but exposure for this amazing paper to be seen is limited. Blogging gives students an audience which in returns gives the students more motivation to do better with their work. Mrs. Cassidy also uses a blogging portfolio and the parents can view the students blog at any time, opposed to sending homes paper in a folder that may never make it past the school grounds or from the book bag. I also noticed that Mrs. Cassidy was concerned about her students being safe on the internet. She states with blogs she only uses the students' first name. Which I thought was great to think about when blogging, because technology is great we must take appropriate actions for the safety of the students. I would use blogging in my classroom and think about Mrs. Cassidy's concerns when they start blogging.