I had a chance to use an online blog in a recent course at Kansas State University. It was in my Block A Science Methods class. We paired up with a class in Africa and shared answers to several prompts provided by our instructors. It was really neat to get to see how they felt about certain aspects of teaching and how they would incorporate and use certain methods in their classrooms. It was beneficial to see what they had to say about our strategies and perspectives and allowed me to reflect on my view points.
I think that a similar online activity like this would be successful in my future classroom. I plan to implement an educational blogging experience with my future students, in which they will communicate with other students from around the country. I think students would enjoy responding to comprehension and discussion questions with other students rather than just simply turning in responses to the teacher. This would give students a chance to see others perspectives while learning to communicate with others that come from different backgrounds or cultures. Concerning cultures in particular, it would be interesting for students to ponder questions put forth by those from other parts of the country and get to hear about things that other experience.
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