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 Blogging Potential
     The potential use of blogging in my view is the expansion of communication between people who may never converse in a face to face class setting or share thoughts and ideas of certain subjects. Some people feel shy about sharing in public so being online provides a comfort for everyone. Also people are able to communicate with others in different states, cities and countries. This may be helpful in different courses and personal blog use. I do not think we have reached the potential that is spoken of in the article because everyone is not computer literate and some people may not be aware of this form of communication. Although there is a society of bloggers, as far as the field of education I do not think it has reached its full potential. I do believe in time it will spread and be used more to help with class discussions or journals because of the rapid growth of technology and the various ways it is utilized. For example cell phones were mainly used by younger generations and upper class people but now cell phones have been made available to everyone at affordable prices. My grandmother has a cell phone and she is 78 years old ten years ago she wouldn’t have thought about one but society has become accustomed to everyone needing a cell phone. I see the same development of blogging in education. Some educators may not see the validity of blogging now but as the generations get older the students will become the teachers and be able to recycle the methods they were taught making blogging more used in the field of education.
Novembers Article
     The area that stood out to me the most in the November article is section three titled “We need to tell our story”. This section stood out to me because the author is calling out for unity among teachers. He is saying that teachers should share their strategies that they use in the classroom so that teachers across the states could try to implement them if they see fit. I was intrigued by this because if teachers had a diverse teaching strategy or had community blog students may develop a desire to explore technology, speak to students in different states, and learn about students in different states and regions. The unity of the teachers could bring about a unity among students who are eventually going to becoming members of society and practicing that same unity learned in a small fashion but in an effective way.

My Expectation
My expectation of this course is to expand my knowledge of affective ways to utilize technology in field of education. Also to become more comfortable with blogging I have never used a blog before let alone for a class so this is a new experience that I look forward to taking part in.

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