Blogs in the Classroom

The Sargent Park Math Zone blog is a great example of how we as teachers can make learning more interesting to the "Digital Native". Some distinguishing features of the blog that I particularly liked were the ability for students to interact with the question proposed and additionally, the ability of the students to answer each other's questions.

The blog also includes a flikr account where students can post their own math and number themed pictures. I thought this feature was ingenious because it allows students to be creative and interactive around a math topic.

My initial feeling about the "Don't Feed the Trolls" article was that it over elaborated something that is quite self-evident-the need to be polite in public discourse. However, perhaps this shows that I am "out-of-touch" with how unkind teenagers can be in the cyberworld. I suppose it is a good reminder to set up "appropriate behavior parameters" for students when initiating a classroom blog or online exercise.