What would you blog about?
What would you blog about?
- Tell us briefly (a couple of sentences at the most what the topic would be.
- Provide at least one prompt or question that you would post.
NOTE: YOU MUST RESPOND TO ONE PROMPTS POSTED BY A PEER AS IF YOU WERE THEIR STUDENT.
posted by Tanya Judd Pucella @ 6:47 AM
15 Comments:
If I decided to use a blog, I would use it to remind students of assignments and to ask if there were any questions about assignments.
Just a reminder, your assignment for Monday is to create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting a monarchy and a democracy. Please be prepared to share your Venn Diagrams with the class.
If I did use a blog it would probably be to extend something we began talking about in class but may have not had time to finish. Or, if anyone had any questions about class and what we were currently learning. It would be strictly opinion based and no right or wrong answer. I would encourage students to post questions for their peers as well.
As a beginning of the year question in any social studies class, I would probably post something like the following:
Read the following quote:
"If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday." ~Pearl Buck
What do you think Pearl Buck means by this quote? Is it accurate? Why or why not?
-Class Newsletters
-Assignment Updates
-Discussion Boards as an alternative assignment
-Ways to reach the teacher/discuss problems or questions
This blog will be monitored only amongst our class. You may post anything you feel comfortable and choose to sign it or leave it anonymous.
A friend, teammate, mentor, role-model, and peer was recently killed in a car wreck. At this difficult time I hope that each of you know I am always available and willing to talk with you about your feels in response. These feelings are only normal and need to be addressed. I hope that you will come to me at anytime. Perhaps you would feel more comfortable using the anonymity of the blog- so I open in up to any discussion of the incident, Josh, your feelings, etc. Please feel free to post or visit me with anything.
I might use a blog at the beginning of class periods to get some understanding of how the students think about the topic for the day or what background knowledge they already have.
The 1950-60s were very fun years filled with prosperity as well as many societal changes. It may be said that the definition of the "American Dream" was derived from this period. Why might this have occurred? What were some of these changes? What is your definition of the American Dream?
Response to rmp001's prompt:
Everything you do today is going to influence what happens tomorrow. Your actions are a chain of interconnected causes and effects. So when Pearl Buck said you have to search yesterday to understand today, he was accurate because something that happened today is probably the result of something that happened yesterday. You just have to find it to understand it. This could also be applied to more abstract things, not just physical occurrences.
In Response to Pam Hart:
I will miss Josh alot. He had a great personality and he could always make me laugh on bad days. I really like being able to talk about him.
I would also use a blog as a way to remind students about assignments and to ask if they had any questions.
As a way to gain knowledge of the students knowledge:
What is your favorite and least favorite historical event and what do you know about them?
Uses
-calendar updates
-assignment reminders
-news
You were all assigned an invention that came about during the Industrial Revolution. Provide the background information and tell us why this is a relevant invention. Also explain how it has affected our lives.
I cannot remember what goes in the middle of the Venn Diagram, can you explain this again?
I would post a current event on a blog and have the students use classroom ideas and concepts to support their opinion about the news or magazine article. Then I would have the students post a current event article of their own and have other students respond to it.
For a government class I would post:
Romney’s ‘Energy’ Hits the Airwaves in Florida
By Michael Luo
The New York Times
September 12, 2007
Mitt Romney is continuing his pattern of being up on the air first in key early voting states, now expanding his advertising blitz to Florida, where he has been struggling to climb out of third or fourth place in polls.
His Republican rivals have yet to air a single ad, but Mr. Romney has poured out some $2 million each in Iowa and New Hampshire and recently made a significant media buy in South Carolina. In Iowa and New Hampshire, his investment has helped him to solid leads in the polls.
Mr. Giuliani has been leading in Florida, which is a cornerstone of his strategy leading into the mega-primary on February 5. While his more moderate views on social issues might be problematic in a place like Iowa, they could help him in Florida.
But Mr. Romney’s campaign is focused on doing well in the Sunshine State as well. They have built one of the state’s most elaborate ground operations and see the state as the all-important doorway into Feb. 5. Even with victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, stumbling badly in Florida could stymie any momentum leading into Super Duper Tuesday.
The ad that Floridians will see is Mr. Romney’s “Energy” spot, which features him jogging and flashes through his experience as governor of Massachusetts, running the Olympics and in the private sector. The ad debuted in Iowa and New Hampshire recently and was also introduced in South Carolina.
Mr. Romney is set to make a two-day fund-raising and political swing through Florida early next week, hitting Jacksonville, Boca Raton, Orlando and Miami.
The question at this point is: How much longer will Mr. Romney’s opponents allow him to have the airwaves to himself?
In response to Mallory’s post:
The reason that 50’s was filled with prosperity and societal changes was because it was riding off the economic and emotional push of world war two. World War two created a great deal of prosperity because of the money that people had saved up. The average person wanted to buy a car, television or radio, and the latest appliances because they had the money and credit to purchase them. The social changes were also created by World War two because of the conflict between the U.S and the Soviet Union as well as women being pushed out of the work force and back into a domestic role. My definition of the American dream is the ability to start with nothing and having the opportunity to scaffold your way to the top with hard work. The American Dream would be start with nothing and end up a millionare because of hard work or a great idea.
If I were using a blog in the classroom, I would use it to remind students of assignments, answer questions, and after class discussion about the topic in class.
For Example:
Can anyone explain to me what the Bill of Rights is?
Response to ashley powers:
In the middle of a Venn Diagram
are things that have similarities.
I would do it much like Jessica said. I would post their assignments and then they could ask questions or help other students. For example I would write:
For Monday make sure you have read pages 25-38 in your textbook and come prepared to talk about free blacks role in the post Civil War South. Post one question you would like to know about this or are confused about.
From student: How did the free blacks in the North differ from the free blacks in the South.
This would allow me as a teacher to go in knowing what the students are curious about or are having trouble with and I could direct the discussion based on that.
In response to Pam: I am really upset about this whole series of events. Is there a time that we can set up to have a memorial for Josh? I think he would like that. Thanks.
IN RESPONSE TO RACHELLE- the free blacks in the north had a much easier life, although not great- they were able to have jobs, property and considered a citizen. Southern slaves were still treated badly- not allowed to own property, or really have any rights, forcing them to remain slave-like.
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I would use a blog as a forum for discussion of current events (if needed), and otherwise as a place to ask questions about class and provide the students to communicate any problems/concerns they have about assignments.
For example, on the topic of current events:
9/11 took place six years ago. Do you feel like the United States is safer due to the security adjustments that have been made? Why or why not? How have these restrictions had an effect on other aspects of life?
In response to Jessica's Post:
Is there any specific type of paper or colors we're supposed to use? Does it have to be nice or can we put our Venn Diagrams on notebook paper?
I would use blogs to post assignments, discussions for current events, answer questions from class, and as a personal writing journal for students to have a place to write about suggested topics or what they wanted.
If you could give advice to anyone in history, who would it be and what would you tell them?
Response to Jenna:
I do not feel as though the United States is anymore safe than it was six years ago. Many of the extra security precautions that were implemented are proving to be useless, such as banning cigarette lighters on airplanes and such bans are now being lifted. If a terrorist group intends to terrorize our country, they will do so despite what objects can be carried on an airplane or how heavy an envelope may be. Many of the restrictions that have been implemented as a result of September 11, 2001 have created a paranoid, racist society.
Response to DJ:
One of my favorite topics in history is the Civil War Era. I really enjoy learning about the Civil War and reading primary sources from the war. My least favorite topic in history is the 70s and 80s because it doesn't really interest me I guess. I would like to learn more about these periods so I can appreciate them more.
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