3. Blogging in Secondary Education
• The study reports that using blogging
for science and math is an easy was
to transfer information to students
and allow them more help on
problem solving. Teachers are trying
to find new ways to use technology in
the classroom. “Findings indicate that
(1) teachers' intentions focused on
creating additional forms of
participation as well as increasing
student exposure time with content;
(2) blogs were used in a wide variety
of ways that likely afforded particular
benefits; and (3) both teacher and
• Along with helping the students with their
students perceived the greater
homework it will familiarize them with
investment to be worthwhile.”
new technology that is opening up as well.
(MacBride, 2008)
4. Reflection
• After reading my first
article, it really brought to
my attention of how
helpful blogging is in so
many careers. Teaching, I
would say, is personally
helpful because the
student/teacher
relationship can grow, as
well as the student alone.
In secondary
education, many
homework assignments
must be done at
home, and if they struggle
with it, the students do not
have many resources
available to help them and
if the teacher is blogging
they can easily get to the
website to assist them.
5. Peer Assistance
In a masters level course of
nursing students, they
conducted a peer
assistance group whom
-“The blog was very valuable
posted their information on
and heightened learning,
a blogging website to help
with their clinical fieldwork
built trust, and supported
and helped detail their
learners to integrate
guidelines for assistance.
All of the students were in
theory to practice” (Ladyshewsky,
their fifth year, and they
Gardner, 2008)
were placed in groups of
four to five and structured
to collect information on the
outcome and experience on
things they have personally
done.
6. Peer Assistance, cont’d
Students Opinions
Groups…groups..groups..
• The groups were soon • The students found that
expanded and groups were using a blog was very
arranged by a mentor who helpful and had great
would help as well. As they information to use. They
arrived into the last year of eventually collected more
school, the idea of blogging information which
for assistance are looking expanding their groups and
to reflect their practice by had more detailed
blogging. guidelines and more issues
were raised.
7. MY OWN OPINION
• As I compare my workload to a nursing
students, I find that I am taking easier and less
work courses. I can struggle in some of my
classes, but I could not handle after classes
which I cannot even pronounce the name of. I
believe that courses that I take should provide
blogging websites to help me, and I could only
imagine the way a nursing student would agree
to.
8. Case Study on Comprehension
“This exploratory study uses quantitative
•
and qualitative data to explore (1) whether
educational blogging is associated with
gains in student comprehension, (2) the
relationship between writing medium (online
or hard copy) and student time on task, and
(3) student perceptions of blogging in the
classroom. “ (Ellison, Wu, 2008) After
turning in the blog entries they had to
complete a survey made from peers. The
survey showed no significant difference but
proving that the students spent less time on
writing the blog than they did in writing a
paper. The survey explained that the
students needed more guidance and help
from peers than what they have been
receiving.
9. Comprehension 101
• When children feel comfortable with themselves they can start to do
better at their school. The students said that blogging would be more
helpful with other things in the classroom such as instructions or more
viewpoints to help with writing the paper but turning the paper in through
a hardcopy not just the blog itself.
10. My thoughts and opinions..
• As a college student, I would feel more comfortable with
having a blog to assist with my work. Although we use
oncourse for our classes, I feel as though something more
personable would help many students. I tend to struggle
with my writing and I don’t always have time to get my
things together and go to a writing lab, but if I could get on
the blog and get a view points from pervious students or my
professor, it would help me dramatically.
11. References
• MacBride, R (2008).Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies . A Case Study
on Classroom Blogging. abstract.
• Ladyshewsky, R. K., & Gardner, P (2008). Peer Assisted Learning and
Blogging: A Strategy to Promote Reflective Practice during Clinical
Fieldwork . Retrieved May 3, 2009, from eric.ed.gov.
• Ellison, N, & Wu, Y (2008). Blogging in a Classroom. A Preliminary
Exploration of Student Attitudes and Impact on Comprehension, Retrieved
May 3, 2009, from eric.ed.gov.
