Earlier in the week, Dean Groom wrote a post about three of his Year 12 students who have been offered IT traineeships within the Diocese. Dean wrote that:
“One comment I had was that the boy’s blogs showed how they had applied themselves to their studies this year … and in fact I think that (as a teacher or an employer) that a blog is a great way for young people to demonstrate their abilities and levels of sustained effort.”
This is a great example of the benefits of maintaining momentum in blogging – well done boys!
It is really easy to start blogging, either on your own or within the classroom but sustaining either practice is where it can get interesting. Sue Waters has written about her experience in the 31 day blogging challenge, and how this expanded and refined her personal approach to blogging. Sue was also instrumental in creating the building a better blog ning which is currently active and open for anyone to join.
Jeff Utecht’s presentation for the K12 Online Conference 2007 focused on the classroom, rather than the individual. “Sustained blogging in the classroom” contains some terrific insights into how to continue evolving with blogs in the classroom, and focus on them as a tool to support conversation. Jeff has also provided supporting links in this wiki.
If you have any tips or links on sustaining blogging practice, please share them in the comments below.
