http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/10/30/finding-time-to-blog/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:37:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/10/30/finding-time-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-7 James Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:53:28 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/10/30/finding-time-to-blog/#comment-7 Graham, thanks for the post. I would like to encourage you to continue in your blog use and modeling it for your peers. Here is a portion of a post I put up on my own blog after reading yours: I find this is the case as well. Teachers I have interacted with at conferences, and in professional context seem to have that ‘head in the sand’ approach. I have blogged about this on several occasions, especially around the area of appropriate use, as has Aaron over at Teacher in Development . This seems to be a problem that borders on universal in its’ occurence, yet, Graham’s post contests my former ideas that one reason keeping teachers from stepping into the blogosphere is the hesitancy to change from their ‘traditional’ ways of learning and teaching. Graham states that he has been in the ‘field’ for 18 years: “I just know I am embarking on the greatest professional development of 18 years teaching and sometimes feel like I’m arriving well after the party has started” (“Finding Time To Blog” ). I think Graham’s feelings of being behind the ball are not limited to the seasoned veteran. I am still working on my first year of teaching and feel as if I am in a similar situation (even though my teaching degree included tech. training)... The full post is here: http://jamesmatthew.wordpress.com/2005/11/03/promoting-blogs-getting-peers-to-buy-into-it/ Thanks again, James Matthew. Graham, thanks for the post. I would like to encourage you to continue in your blog use and modeling it for your peers. Here is a portion of a post I put up on my own blog after reading yours:
I find this is the case as well. Teachers I have interacted with at conferences, and in professional context seem to have that ‘head in the sand’ approach. I have blogged about this on several occasions, especially around the area of appropriate use, as has Aaron over at Teacher in Development . This seems to be a problem that borders on universal in its’ occurence, yet, Graham’s post contests my former ideas that one reason keeping teachers from stepping into the blogosphere is the hesitancy to change from their ‘traditional’ ways of learning and teaching. Graham states that he has been in the ‘field’ for 18 years: “I just know I am embarking on the greatest professional development of 18 years teaching and sometimes feel like I’m arriving well after the party has started” (“Finding Time To Blog” ). I think Graham’s feelings of being behind the ball are not limited to the seasoned veteran. I am still working on my first year of teaching and feel as if I am in a similar situation (even though my teaching degree included tech. training)…
The full post is here:
http://jamesmatthew.wordpress.com/2005/11/03/promoting-blogs-getting-peers-to-buy-into-it/
Thanks again,
James Matthew.

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