As I think about Thing 3 and how I can use blogs in my classroom, I can see how students would be motivated to check a blog to find missing work, or respond to thoughts or comments from a class discussion. I think this would be a great way to get students to "revisit" what went on in class that day. I also like the idea of the creativity on the students part that would be required to create a blog or comment on a class blog. I saw some incredible blogs as I was clicking on the list from our assignment.
My biggest concern about blogging is probably the time it would take to respond to students comments. I do think it is a good idea and as I reflect on the amount of time it may be no more time than grading a stack of papers. A lot less to carry home, too. I do feel the students might be more motivated to complete a blog assignment where they might be less compelled to write something on paper.
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Setting up a blog site or website is a great way to keep students and their families aware of what is going on in the classroom. I found that when students said they lost some information about an assignment I gave, I could refer them to my website where they could retrieve the information instead of me having to reprint the information they needed. Posting is a great way for absent students to get assignments, too.
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