This document discusses the use of blogging as a tool for teaching and learning. It notes that blogging has the potential to be transformative for education by supporting knowledge building, reflection, sharing, archiving, and monitoring. Blogs offer flexibility and can be integrated with other tools. The document provides examples of different types of blogs created by Mrs. Lily Lee, including subject blogs for geography, an ICT sharing blog, blogs for overseas learning journeys and class activities, and a personal blog.

1. Blogging as a tool for updating information,
sharing and a reflective practice
By
Mrs Lily Lee, Serangoon Secondary School

2. "Blogging has the potential to be a
transformational technology for teaching
and learning" (Williams & Jacobs, 2004).
• Williams, J. B., & Jacobs, J. (2004). Exploring the use of blogs as learning spaces in
the higher education sector. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 20(2),
232-247. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet20/williams.html

3. "Blogging is a useful practice for the development
of higher order learning skills, active, learner
centered pedagogy, authentic learning,
associative thinking, and interactive learning
communities." (O'Donnell, 2006; Farmer, 2006).
O'Donnell, M. (2006). Blogging as pedagogic practice: Artefact and
ecology. Asia Pacific Media Educator, (17), 5-19. [verified 3 Feb 2008]
http://incsub.org/blogtalk/images/Odonnell.doc

4. Blogs offers flexibility, adaptability
and integration with other tools.
http://commoncraft.com/blogs

5. Blogs support:
Knowledge building
Reflection Possibilities
Monitoring of Web 2.0
Sharing tools
Archiving

6. Blogs:
• http://olevelgeog.blogspot.com
• http://ezitnew.blogspot.com
• http://geogshare.blogspot.com
• http://ssskyushu2010.blogspot.sg/ (Overseas LJ 2010)
• http://sssredcross.blogspot.sg/
• http://sss2h2.blogspot.sg

7. Geography Blog
• Update of information and links to latest news and relevant
articles to help students appreciate geographical issues in
the real world -http://olevelgeog.blogspot.com
Viewed 179,041 times by
81,760 unique users from 181
different countries as @ 21
Feb 2013

8. ICT Sharing Blog
• Sharing of ICT tools and links with other teachers –
http://ezitnew.blogspot.com

9. Geography Sharing Blog
• Sharing of new pedagogies or workshops on Geography
which I have attended - http://geogshare.blogspot.com

10. Overseas Learning Journey Blog
• Use of blog for students to record and reflect on what they
have learned on overseas learning journey.
http://ssskyushu2010.blogspot.sg/

11. CCA Blog
• Update of activities for CCA and recognition of
achievement – http://sssredcross.blogspot.sg/

12. Class Blog
• Class blog for updates of activities and platform for
parents to know more about the activities their children
are involved in - http://sss2h2.blogspot.sg

13. Mrs Lily Lee
http://mrslilylee.blogspot.com