I ENGAGE MY STUDENTS IN WRITING IN A WAY THAT WILL GIVE THEM PURPOSEFUL AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO WRITE DAILY. I HAVE MY HAVE STUDENTS SET UP A BLOG/GLOG EACH STUDENT CAN CREATE OR USE A PRE-MADE TEMPLATE IN WHICH THEY CAN BLOG DAILY OR WEEKLY ABOUT THEIR LEARNING. THESE CAN BE SUBMITTED TO ME AS A WAY OF SELF-REFLECTION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RELUCTANT STUDENTS AND MYSELF AS A TEACHER.I BEGAN USING GLOGSTER IN MY MATH CLASSES FOR POSTER PROJECTS. GLOGSTER IS AN INTERACTIVE POSTER PROGRAM, I AS A STUDENT EDUCATOR AND MATH TEACHERS INCLUDED, HAVE NOW BEEN GIVEN A MUCH LARGER RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE CHARGED WITH EXPOSING OUR STUDENTS TO THE NEW WEB 2.0 TOOLS THAT THEY WILL BE ASKED TO USE WHEN THEY REACH THE WORK WORLD EVEN IN CLASS USES. LEARNERS CAN NOW EASILY LEARN AND ADAPT TO THE QUICKLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES ALL AROUND THEM. IF WE DO NOT EXPOSE OUR STUDENTS TO THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ROLE MODEL THEIR GOOD USE THEN WE ARE NOT CREATING STUDENTS THAT HAVE THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. USING GLOGSTER MAY NOT MAKE ALL STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUTURES, BUT IT WILL AT LEAST GIVE THEM A TASTE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TOOLS THAT THEY MAY USE OR EVEN CREATE SOMEDAY.
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