David Cushman, a digital development director at Emap, says: “There are two key disruptions that the internet has brought to publishing. The control of the process in creating content is no longer our monopoly. And the notion of having a centralised website that you can expect people to use is outmoded, as people can now share information.” …

[O]pportunities abound for those who are prepared to acknowledge that the world has changed….

Peter Suber, Open Access News

"Control of the process in creating content is no longer our monopoly." These are powerful words…what happens when we consider them in the context of K-12 schools today? Often, we consider learning to be a one-sided proposition…something we do to our students by teaching them. Yet, our goal is here is not unlike Kahlil Gibran’s statement in The Prophet, where we bid students to enter, not to pass the threshold of our learning, but rather to find their own door…or something along those lines.

How can blogs help us accomplish that?

Howdy! Please share why blogging is such a valuable experience in your classroom? Any blogging best practices you’d like to share?

Feel free to leave links to podcasts and videos of your children speaking.

With appreciation,
Miguel

Please leave a comment in response to this question…what are YOUR goals for today’s workshop?

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Howdy! Thanks for dropping by! Blogging has changed my life in so many powerful ways. Three powerful ways include the following:

1) Open the Classroom Door to the power of global connections.
2) Foster reflection on my daily work and experiences.
3) Serve as a one-stop, externalized system of my knowledge.

I look forward to hearing why YOU are blogging, or at least, interested in blogging…and how does this affect students in your classroom? Are these a benefit to your students?

Please share….

Miguel Guhlin
Blog: http://mguhlin.net
Wiki: http://mguhlin.net/share