As a student in the 21st century, I've been exposed countless times to blogs relating to many varying subjects, from automotive tech. to European travel, but up until this point I've never considered a blog a legitimate medium from which to teach. Even now I still have my reservations, but I am opening up to the idea of using technology as a teaching aid. Readers can expect me to analyze the appropriate use of technology in midlevel classroom while weighing the pro's and con's of this new approach to teaching. I'm not yet one-hundred percent sold on technology, but I at least now recognize some characteristics that separate a good blog from a bad blog.
It would seem, based on other educational blogs to which I've been exposed, that the key to maintaining a good blog is quite simple; a blogger must realize that he or she must be clear and to the point. More often than not, a blog is used as resource to guide people in a specific direction and not as a direct source of information. Bloggers are most effective if they can point to a specific source, write a short conclusion and present an argument for discussion with his or her readership. A good blogger/blog needs to be open for discussion and willing to further explain his or her point if necessary.
