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Blogging can be an authentic learning tool for today’s classroom

  Blogging in the classroom can have numerous benefits depending on how you use your blog. Just some include that: ·         Instructors can create a blog about class happenings so parents can stay up to date and students can access announcements from anywhere ·         Teachers can use their blogs to store lessons online or provide supplemental learning materials to students ·         Instructors can use blogs to organize assignments, such as posting them online for absent students or listing due dates so all students have access to the course materials from anywhere   Blogs may bring up the idea that there’s  one  way to present blogging to students, but there is a myriad of ways educators can use blogs. Just some options include: ·         Personal blogs for teachers ·         Student blogs ·         ePortfolios ·         Platforms for assignments, homework, and announcements ·         Classroom blogs for collaboration and discussion   Perhaps the greatest te

Four things that I have learned in this unit

  This course has taken you on a reflective journey towards increased understanding of your own qualities, and the skills and abilities gained from your life experience, including your caring role. Learning outcomes After reading through this post you will have: 1.       1 - Referencing APA 2.       2 -   Oral Communication 3.       3 -   Overview of the Internet 4.       4 -   Using search engines effectively   Referencing APA I have learned to respect for the original source using someone else's work as my   own without properly acknowledging it is considered intellectual theft. I could understand how I must assess the quality of my research. Accurate referencing following a specific style will enable the reader to easily locate and verify my research. Oral Communication Communication is clearly a very important aspect of life. Part of relating to other people. People can pick up things very quickly from a person speaking to them as opposed to sitting down a