Pedagogical adjustments

An effective pedagogical move as reading specialist will be the creative blend of what is considered a traditional lesson with new information and communication tools. Along with that students should be given the opportunity to practice in a media-rich and technologically supported environment. Blogs provide an ideal environment for the successful blending of the instructional goals with new technologies. Blogs (short for the term “Weblog”) are websites where users can add comments to the original content posted by individual author. The author only can modify or delete messages once they are posted. They are often typically used as an individual’s personal journal. The combination of reading strategies and online technology can provide a platform for students and teachers to develop their digital capabilities while strengthening the specific skill in which they are weak. Blogs will make teaching reading a personal and private event especially with teenagers who may not want their problem to become common knowledge. I can hardly wait to unleash the power of the blog on my students, the willing and unwilling ones