I think that most of the blog posts that we have done in EDM 310 relate to my subject concentration, which is English. After all, we are using Blogger and have to write at least twice a week. I think a specific blog post that may be useful in future EDM 310 classes would be finding at least three websites that can help students improve their writing and give a brief explanation on why each is helpful.
For example:
Purdue OWL: One of the first things on the Purdue OWL web site is a step by step instruction to help students with the writing process. I think that this is helpful because it describes each step in the writing process in depth, and shows students exactly what should be included in each step.
LD Online: LD Online is a good for helping those students with learning disabilities improve their writing. This is great for teachers because it lists different things the teacher can do to help these students improve as well. Some of the suggestions are staging assignments, allowing longer time limit, and adjusting the writing format to meet the students' needs.
The Teaching Center: The Teaching Center focuses on peer review to help improve student writing. I am a huge advocate for peer review myself. This site suggests that engaging students in peer review helps them learn how to read carefully with paying attention to details, transition their writing, and gather and respond to feedback on their work.
The idea behind this blog post was good, but I get the impression you did not put much thought into it. Perhaps you could expand it a bit and ask students to explain how they would use these websites in their future classroom and what could be some issues they might face.
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