Reading through the different examples of bogs, I was impressed with how they seem to have evolved over the bast few years. No longer are they just a singular rant with endless repetitive responses. Now they seem to have more content, more information, more links, more attractive formats, varied ways they are being implemented, and so forth.
It appears that writing on a blog can be both formal and informal, but I think that informal writing is more of what I would be looking for in any application that I might use in my classes. We do very little writing in Phys Ed class and this would be a first experience for writing to be a part of our classes at all! Yet I wouldn't want kids to hesitate to respond or comment if they were worried about their writing to be judged in any way. Maybe that would change over time.
I think that blogging can contribute to greater learning because kids will have an opportunity to hear more ideas from more peers, to contribute more thoughts than they ever would have time to do in a classroom where time and opportunity are limited.
How Does blogging affect the WAY we read and write?
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I'm glad that you found looking at the links in the class unit helpful, Kim, and I think your assessment of the evolution of blogs (particularly those that are educational) is right on. Also, there is lots of research about the difference in reading print materials and online materials that have hyperlinks, navigation bars, etc. Thanks for looking at the class unit. Since you are all working independently online, the blog is Steve's and my way of assessing that you are working through the text and the unit so that we know you are learning a lot. I look forward to hearing about your phys ed blog in the future!
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