First impressions...

Creating my blog was very simple. It involved answering some simple questions; ticking and agreeing to the site terms and conditions and voila... A Blog!

I really enjoyed playing around with the background settings and exploring the different schemes available. So much so, that several hours passed before I finally committed to the one I liked the most.

Blog functionality can be used highly successfully in an education setting. Simply viewing my class members Blogs is evidence of this. We now have an organised network of people with common goals, posting information which will mutually benefit each of us when the time comes to implement technology within a classroom setting. A Blog seems a fantastic way to obtain different information and perspective on topics of interest.

In a classroom setting, I feel I would be able to use a blog as an effective way to stimulate my learners. A class Blog could serve a number of purposes. For example, I could post homework and assessment instructions to the Blog, where the students could freely access the information at their leisure. If used in this context, the students would also be able to post questions and queries. This would be particularly valuable over weekends, when students are studying at home.

Using a Blog would also be a fantastic way to connect with other education professionals to collaborate ideas for success within the classroom, especially important in this day and age when students are finding it extremely difficult to engage in learning.

I look forward to exploring new technologies, such as the Prezi system and developing my own knowledge further through our Managing E-learning community of Blogs.