Post #3 - Blogs in a classroom

I enjoy writing and currently I've found out that I enjoy blogging as well.  This is the first class I've ever had to blog for assignments.  I believe blogging is a great idea for us as teachers to have incorporated into our lessons.

As a physical educator, literacy is not used as much as it would be in other classrooms, but that doesn't mean it can't be used.  If anything, this would be great for a physical education classroom.  Since PE is filled with learning loco motor skills, developing skills required in sports and other everyday activity, as well as learning about healthy lifestyles, I think a blog would be a great way for students to go home and reflect on what they have been learning in their PE class.

Everyday is a different day in the gym and I think that is the beauty of PE.  I could use this blog to upload motivation videos/links, other sites about health and wellness, and any other information pertaining physical education/activity as whole.  Yes, I could incorporate a weekly personal blog by the students to cover the literacy aspect of PE, and to get the point across that PE is not all about the games we play.  Furthermore, I could really take advantage of this and get my students in touch with all the physical and healthy aspects of life.  I could really open their eyes to the importance of physical activity and sports in child, teen, or young adults life.  

A blog has a lot of character and personality embedded into the posts and I think that is the part I like best about it.  The biggest constraints would be getting all the students on board with using it correctly as well as remembering to do their posts since it would be out of a PE class.  Doing writing assignments is not the typical idea of a PE class, but I would be making these blogs interesting, connected to the students, current trends, sports, etc.