Blogs will allow students to have open communication to collaborate in meaningful class discussions. Especially with COVID, students are not physically present in a classroom. Therefore, Blogs, along with other platforms, are essential for learning even more so than ever!

I teach sixth grade English. I am really excited for this year because my students are advanced with the technology platform we are using from our district. I am excited because they can try new things despite some of those technical difficulties that have occurred. For instance, yesterday, the platform crashed. Despite that happening, students were still able to logon throughout the day, and I noticed by morning, most students submitted their work. I feel that with whatever is going on in the world right now, students and teachers have to be mindful that they cannot control everything. If teachers promote positivity, students will be motivated and excited to learn because they see their teacher cares.

Being the collaborator and learner, I feel is essential. Educators dedicate time to collaborate colleagues and students to improve practice, and discover and dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems (ISTE, 2016). Being a learner, I feel is difficult. Many teachers are stuck in their own ways, afraid to change their routines and way of teaching. I am open to creating specific goals that could be shared with my colleagues.

References:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). (2008). Standards for teachers. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-teachers

 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). (2016). Standards for students. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-students