Seven Reasons Teachers Should Blog

I have been blogging since 2007. And since then, I have found myself in numerous discussions and debates on the benefits of blogging, especially in teaching and education. Most of the time,it makes me wonder am I the only one who is questioning my own self for what I am doing and why I like doing it and why must I continue doing it and also why am I so very much interested in getting my students and friends, especially those in teaching career to blog ?

I met Steve Wheeler in LYICT International Conference for the Net Generation in 2008.He was in my focus group and a very kind and knowledgeable man. And I did'nt know that he is a very important and influential man in education until I followed him on Twitter and then became his friend in Facebook, a few weeks later after we came back from the conference.

I have been following his blog and I also have been learning so much from it. Tonight, I want to share what I have read , and which I have agreed, are the answers to all the questions I had asked myself earlier in this article.

Please Read : Seven Reasons Teachers Should Blog

The Power of Internet

Something I Read Today

Could an iPad replace a teacher's laptop ?

We have about 10 iPads in our English lab now and they're free to be used by all , starting January 2012.
A teacher asked me, what can we use those gadgets for, other than typing and browsing the internet. Why can't we stick to the old ways, use the PC and laptops, iPads are hard to handle. Curiosity will make it harder
to keep these toys in one place. Are we doing this to replace the existing laptops. Well , I found this article from my favourite bookmarks .. hoping I could enlighten that friend of mine with some of the points written :-)

http://blog.core-ed.org/blog/2011/11/ipad-review-could-the-ipad-replace-a-teachers-laptop.html

I would have said the same things too, I guess.
Technology is good in its own way and how you plan to use it.
But again, always remember, it's the teacher that matters most NOT the technology. It's how you
embrace it and pass it on to your kids. Si ? si .. perfecto ..