Week 9 - Assignment #1

 The Impact of Using Blogs on College Students' Reading Comprehension and Learning Motivation

After reading this article and seeing the results regarding the use of blogs, I agree with the statement that a lot of issues to do with blog usage begins with the instructors fear  of using technology. Today's younger generation is definitely more tech-savvy and some educators may struggle to keep up. This is something I've heard from several ELA teachers and I feel it requires both effort on the administrations' behalf to offer proper training alongside with the teacher's desire to learn more about technology. Having said that, working with blogs altogether is a new concept for me in general and after reading about the research conducted in this article, it does lead me to wonder how much more effective  a lesson can be through the usage of blogs. Its interesting since this is how our course, EDLA 615, is taught and so I can attest to the fact that it can work and is effective. However, I still feel that a traditional classroom experience , where the teacher is physically there, face to face with the students , will always be   effective, especially with younger grades , who may be distracted by all the technology. So I guess the idea is to find that proper balance with the integration of technology in the traditional classroom today.