A blog that I often return to is Kalinago English written by Karenne Joy Sylvester. She writes on different topics and the reason I started following her posts is that she among other things writes about teaching EFL. I hope to be able to use her ideas on teaching Swedish. I also like her discussions on several topics, as the discussions on why you as a teacher should start using web 2.0 tools. In her post from the 16 of January 2011, called How important is the web 2.0 for your career in education? she discusses the importance of using social media. I think it is an effective post because
- the title draws attention to the question
- she starts off giving some examples of the point she is getting at
- she connects with the reader, saying that it is a concern for you
- the post asks for you to take action
Hey Anna, you have covered a lot effectively. Your post is short but to the point, which means that if I am in a hurry and dont have time to read a lot of writing, that I will stop at your post and read. I like the bit about the post asks the reader to take action. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDo you think there is a place for blogging in mathematics? Does anyone have example of how that is being incorporated?
ReplyDeleteLet's take a look...
Here is a blog that I found in a matter of seconds:
Future of Math
@rgugliuz: that's something I would really like to explore. I am only familiar with the swedish curriculum, and for higher grades reasoning about how to "think" mathematics and how to solve problems is really important. I think that a blog might be one way to create a platform for discussion among the students.
ReplyDeleteI like your bullets. Easy to read and not much to read. I don't like babble just short points with good ideas.
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