Blogging on Blogs

I've finally made it to the other side....blogging. Blogging was never something that I would have ever thought I would be doing. It always seemed like the thing 'those people' were doing. Now I'm faced with the challenge of not only becoming a blogger myself, but also somehow integrating it into my classroom. The challenge seems grand, but not unattainable.

I'm still at odds with the way in which I will begin to implement blogs in my classroom. After looking at other individual and educational blogs, I can see the value in blogging. I'm just trying to figure out how to realistically implement and maintain a blog in my fourth grade classroom.

After spending some quality time with Will Richardson's Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts, I've decided that I will give blogging some long over due attention. Although I consider myself pretty current with new technologies, Web 2.0 tools are extremely new to me. One of the most important things I got from Richardson's discussion on weblogs was a quote that continues to resonate with me.

"How can a teacher expect her students to blog (or use any other tool, strategy, or technique) if she doesn't use it herself, exploring the impact it has on her thinking, writing, research, and creativity?"

With that being said, I plan to continue to explore blogs and ways to implement them in my classroom. Hopefully, I will find my own niche in blogging.