Week 1 Reflections "A Slow Start"

Never did I think I would be interested in creating a blog. I always had the idea that a blog, like twitter, was just a place for gossip or for people with too much time on their hands. I even thought it was just a diary. To me, a diary is a personal thing not to be shared with anyone. Actually I have discovered that a blog is something quite different. It is a platform. It is like a place where you have a “show and tell” or like a portfolio.
Reading articles on “Teaching ESL to Adults” changed my biased view and I am now convinced that the blog can provide abundant and organized information, which can be used as a powerful tool for effective language education and even for professional networking.
As for applying a blog to my class, I would focus on helping students learn to express themselves with proper manners and to show respect to classmates.
In one of the reading assignments, “How Twitter Helps ESL Students Learn”, there are several great ways to use a blog effectively. Among them, I particularly like the idea to create group stories.