How much should I participate in my students’ blogs?
Now that I’ve gotten my students set up with their own blogs, I’m not sure what my role is. Do I let them use it as a personal journal? Do I create topics for them? Can it be a little of both? When I asked my students how they would like to use their blogs, they said that it would be good to have both.
Why did I ask them to create blogs? First, I thought this would be a great way to help improve their fluency, as this is a class of English language learners. Second, I thought a blog would be more engaging than a piece of paper. I thought that if their English skills weren’t good, at least they could take pride in their professional-looking blogs. Lastly, I thought blogging would be more interactive. They can respond to each other’s blogs.
So, although I still think blogging is going to be beneficial to them, I’m not sure how much I should be involved. Should I also post comments? Or, should I simply observe?
These are the questions I’m still left with…for now.
Tags: blogs, students, teacher. participation
