The Zax is like Teachers/ Why are Blogs important for students in the Classroom? (Week 13)

The Dr. Seuss’ story about the Zax is similar to teachers in both grade schools and Universities. There was a north and south zax that walked until they were face to face. They are both stubborn that one wouldn’t move to the side to let the other one by and stood there for hundreds of years. Soon the highways were built and neither one moved.

This is similar to many teachers because a teacher that has been teaching for years doesn’t like to change what they had been teaching for years. I have had teachers that would recycle their lectures and notes. They even reused the same assignments of worksheets and tests. Some people may think that they are just lazy, but some teachers just don’t like to change something that they have been doing and using for years after getting all the snags out.



Why are Blogs important for students in the Classroom?

There are many reasons how blogs are important to a student in the classroom. One of these reasons was shown in the video PS 22. This video was one created of an Elementary school chorus singing “Landslide”. The students then opened at Madison Square Garden singing that same song because they did that video and the world say including Stevie Nicks manager. One of the reasons that my podcast group and I came up with during our podcast sessions was, that parents can get on and see their child in their class environment. Another reason was that it allows the students to write and express themselves.

Three examples of students posting on blogs are comment 4 kids, Dear Kaia, and social networking. The first example of students posting on blogs can be found on Comment4 kids. This site shows different class blogs from around the world. They post videos and text messages about assignments and ideas. There are even sites that have videos of group projects. Another example of kids’ comments is on Dear Kaia. This little girl had different students and teachers around the world comment to her about her pictures that she took. This gives her confidence and encouragement. Who knows, she might be a photographer. The last example that I have is Twitter and Facebook social sites. Some people may say that it’s too dangerous to let their child go on these sites, but it allows them to express and show who they are to the world.

If you what to watch the chorus class sing “Landslide” watch the following.