I enjoyed watching the Skype interview very much. One of the responses from Mrs. Cassidy that stood out the most was about protecting the students’ identity. I think it’s very smart to only use last names on the blogs and to not post pictures of specific kids to the blog as well. I know that would have been a major concern for me when I have my own classroom but I think that approach to safe blogging would be very much liked and appreciated by most, if not all parents. I think blogging will be a major part of learning in my classroom. Mrs. Cassidy said that blogging is a major advantage because the kids have an audience all around the world. I love that they have a cluster map for the kids to see where people are from that comment on their blog. That is a great tool! I think that many parents would like the use of blogs for their kids learning so that they can keep up with what is going on in the classroom more.
I liked Mrs. Cassidy’s response in how to start using technology. She said to start with what you are most interested in. I think that is very true, but I think I would start using technology in my classroom based off of what my students have a lot of interest in as well. I know many students absolutely love Facebook. For middle and high-school I think the idea of having a separate Facebook account for school is awesome! I think that will make students interact and be more excited about school if Facebook or any other PLN is a part of their learning style.
I enjoyed watching the interview very much and I truly learned a lot from listening to Mrs. Cassidy's view on technology in the classroom!
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