Wow, my first blog, how exciting.
As you should know by now my name is Kory Parker. I was born and raised in the great city of
I can remember thinking I wanted to be a teacher in grade 5 because of my teacher Mr. Lemon. Early on I wasn’t interested in school or learning, but when I got to Mr. Lemon’s class that changed pretty quickly. He was the type of teacher who makes a good lasting impression on many of his students. He encouraged me to try harder, he challenged me like no one had ever done, and he made learning fun. Mr. Lemon saw potential in me that had previously gone unnoticed and he helped me to realize my abilities. I am so thankful to have had such a wonderful teacher because without him I don’t know if I would have ever gone to college or university, and I’m not sure if I would be here in PS1 today. I am very excited to be part of the faculty of Education and am greatly looking forward to teaching in the future.
Blogging in Education:
Before last week I had never seen a blog and had very little idea what one entailed. Now that I have read-up on the subject I am amazed. I had no clue that blogs could be used in so many productive ways, not just in education, but in general.
As a math major my first impression of blogs in education was: “These blog things are interesting and I see how they would be useful in an English or Social Studies course, but I want to be a math teacher, I’ll never use them.” After reading more however, I began to realize that any teacher, no matter the subject or grade, could put this tool to good use in the classroom. I can absolutely see myself using a blog to post homework assignments, test dates, and other important information for my students and their parents. This seems like such an obvious and practical application of technology in education, yet I probably would never have thought of it. I think using a blog in this way would be a great method of keeping even the busiest parent involved in their child’s education, and it would also be helpful to students who have many classes and may have a hard time remembering which assignments are due when. Of course, there are dangers involved in blogging and students must be taught proper safety procedures for internet use like, no full names. Overall I’m quite impressed with what I’ve learned about blogging in education and I think blogs could be extremely useful to teachers, students, and parents.
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