Weblogging to Learn

As Will Richardson (2010) states, "Just as writing teachers should write, and literature teachers should read, teachers who use blogs should, well, use blogs" (p. 43).

To me, this is a profound thought!  I have often thought about ways to incorporate blogs into my teaching, but I was always missing this key step.  I have limited blogging experience, with the exception of my teenage online journal.  But if I want to use blogs in my classroom, I need to have experience with my own blogs first!  So here goes.  My first attempt at a regularly maintained weblog.

I am fortunate enough to have my fiance and my sister joining me in this learning experience.  Oddly enough, right before I started this class, my sister decided to start a blog of her own based on her passion; dogs.  So, while I am working on this blog, she is in the process of setting up her own.  Stay tuned for photos! :)

With that introduction, I am pleased to announce the opening of my blog, where I will be learning to blog, and blogging to learn!

For further reading, check out the following!

Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.