[Year 12 Its] Blogs/podcasts - guide

[Tony Forster]

http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2006/MS_blogs/print.html

Meridian Middle School Computer Technologies Journal
Reflection and the Middle School Blogger: Do Blogs Support Reflective 
Practices?
Beverly B. Ray and Martha M. Hocutt
Issue I, Volume 9, 2006

Abstract
Research examined 12 randomly selected blogs from a population of 38 
teacher-created, teaching-centered blogs to determine whether they were 
useful reflective devices for practicing middle school teachers. The amount 
and depth of reflective practice, as measured by a researcher-created 
rubric, was examined as well. Results indicated that all participants 
engaged in some level of reflective writing. However, the depth and level of 
reflection varied within and among the blogs. The results reported here are 
useful for framing future research on the efficacy of middle school teacher 
blogs.