Post #23: A Look At a Classmate's Blog

It was a hard decision to decide what classmate's blog I would read and write about in my own blog. After some thought, I decided on Daniel Griffin. Daniel, like most of us in the class, started out very strong and on time in his posts to his blog. in his first post, Daniel make it clear he had no idea what he was doing, but like most of us, he quickly caught on. But as time goes on, he seems to be a little behind schedule. And who can blame him? I looked at most other classmates' blogs and everyone seems to be feeling the end of semester blues.
The blog started out as something interesting to do; something to contribute to, but as time wore on, the blog became an element of satanical proportions. Dr. Strange, I really like the class, but I think that revamping what people are required to do with the blog needs to happen to encourage more student cooperation. Knowing about technology is extremely important and I understand that a new teacher must have a clear understanding of the computer and its constant evolution, but after 4 months of diligent school work, projects, trips, and of course blogs, it all kind of gotten stale.
The good thing about it is most of us have never blogged in our lives and hadn't planned on it. Now everyone in class seems to be on the same page. We are all capable of doing things on the computer we never thought possible. Blogging is a great way for teachers to introduce technology to their students and offer another means for the class as well as teachers and parents to stay abreast of what is going on in the classroom.
Of course I've already mentioned the negative aspects of blogging. It is very tedious and and time consuming. I think we as students should be given the option of blogging on a number of different subjects instead of what Dr. Strange has instructed us to do. Overall, I know the work on the blog was strenuous,but it has proved itself as a useful instrument of learning.