Micro Teach Reflection

What is Blogger and How to use it

Rachel and Crysta
Our lesson walked students (classmates) through what blogger is and some ways you
could use blogger in your classroom. Following some information on what blogger is, we
provided a brief demonstration on how to use and navigate the platform. To ensure our
classmates were following along and understanding the content we were providing them,
we created a small quiz for them to complete. Once everyone completed the mini quiz we
went into a group discussion with the promoted question being “What are some other
ways Blogger can be used in the classroom?”. Lastly we provided the group with a
survey for some feedback.
We decided to select this technology because we have both used it in the past with a few
of our online art classes during covid time. We both felt using Blogger was an awesome
way to see others work along with the ability to share our own.
I felt like our lesson delivery went well and everything went as planned, we had no
technical difficulties. The only thing I would have changed is to maybe have a more
indepth demonstration on how to use blogger. Providing them with a walkthrough on how
to create an account may have been useful.
A similar tool to blogger is Weebly but with blogger you are able to have individual blogs
all under one overarching blog. So your whole class can be on a private domain where
they are the only ones that can see their blogs.
If you were to use this in your classroom you would have to provide a step by step
process on how to create your blogger account and how you would like them to have
their display setting put at.
When using Blogger in your classroom it is important to provide some expectations you
have of your students when using this technology. You should outline what is appropriate
and inappropriate to post on your blog. Another important aspect to share with your class
is why you are using this technology. Is it to share and explore others' work? Create a
space to visually see what assignments you have or haven’t handed in? Sharing the why
with your students is important.