DAVID WEES
Thoughts from a reflective educator.
Why educators should blog: A helpful flowchart
January 1, 2011
About David
David is a mathematics teacher and a learning specialist for technology at Stratford Hall in Vancouver, BC. He has been teaching since 2002, and has worked in Brooklyn, London, and Bangkok before moving back to Canada. He has his Masters degree in Educational Technology from UBC, and is the co-author of a mathematics textbook. He has been published in ISTE's Leading and Learning, Educational Technology Solutions, The Software Developers Journal, The Bangkok Post and Edutopia. He blogs with the Cooperative Catalyst, and is the Assessment group facilitator for Edutopia. He has also helped organize the first Edcamp in Canada, and TEDxKIDS@BC.
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Love it
Great graphic, and so true! Some ask me how I find time to blog and keep my diigo account up to date- I say it saves me time! Having my ideas and resources organized on diigo allows me to write blog posts about various topics that I can then refer people to my posts when they ask for resources. Yes, it is worth it!
awesome
awesome
Perfect opening slide
Great graphic, David. I'm going to use this in my blogging workshops. I really appreciate how you tie in:
1. The paramount issue of time and;
2. How you address the immediate No's. I like how you don't stop at "you need a change" but instead offer up blogging as a way to reconnect them with their "element." As educators, it's so easy to disregard the disinterested but true leadership lies in actively engaging everyone within a community.
Thanks for the post.
If you want to adjust the
If you want to adjust the graphic Gino, I created it in Google Docs. I'd be happy to share the document with you if want it.
Diigo
I was just looking at bookmarking some sites about teachers and blogging and ran across your graphic and I just have to make myself realize that I need to blog to constantly challenge myself. Is blogging the new technology of keeping a journal and having it open to those who want to share with you?
Maria
Yeah blogging is a public
Yeah blogging is a public form of reflection which lets you keep track of what you have learned, and discuss it with other people. There are a lot of other uses, but the most important is that you can share your thoughts and feelings and other people can respond. I've found it has lots of side-benefits as well, but my primary reason for blogging is to get feedback on my thoughts.
Thanks!
I just saw this graphic on the Learning is Growing blog by Kathy Perret. It is very helpful. I too have saved it in my Diigo folder about blogging. It will encourage our teachers, some of whom are getting into blogging. Thanks for sharing!
Denise
Super cool. You rock!
Super cool. You rock!
Cool!
That is really cool! Thanks! I've been thinking and planning of blogging for awhile already but kept on making excuses not to.
Blogging is one of my
Blogging is one of my passion.When i write blogs i earn money.By the way the chart that you've shown is very helpful.
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