Final Post

Both this blog and SBT1 are coming to an end within the next week. In school I have had the opportunity to use the ICT suite to teach both ICT and geography lessons, and have encorporated ICT into all my core curriculum lessons.

As this is my final blog entry I have been asked to evaluate the exercise. I have found the use of blogs an interesting way to present a weekly report, compared with a written diary, although have found it hard to remember to do it, especially when having spent all day at school! It is nice that you can access the blog from any computer, so I could update my work even when I was in hospital or at home for the holidays. I have found it hard to come up with 'interesting' things to say, as very few 'new' things happened each week and therefore I had little to report on. With regards the actual package, I have found it easy to use and have easily uploaded photos and pictures etc. I think it would be an easy programme for pupils to 'pick up' and learn.

I have found this a useful package to facilitate writing and communication, and would like to use it within my schools, perhaps to help with homework etc. I however dont think I would use it personally as a means of communication as I find it a wierd prospect to be writing about my daily life etc to, potentially, the entire world! If I were to use it in a school, I would want to investigate whether privacy settings could be used, so only the class teacher and other pupils could view the blogs, rather than the world world having access.