Blogging to Nirvana

K.J.Benoy

Why Blog?1. I’m hopelessly disorganized if I don’t.2. Parents and students can access this

anywhere, any time. The impact of any absence is minimized. For example Sardara Dhuga is in India right now, but is taking History 12 with me remotely.

3. It rids me of dealing with “What did I miss?” and “What will I miss?” questions every day.

4. I never have to run off additional copies of assignments.

5. Having everything online allows new teachers to borrow and steal what they need – no need to ask.

6. TOC’s can get all they need online.

My blog is at http://kjbenoy.blogspot.com

Who Else Blogs?A Quick check indicates that many

Sutherland teachers use blogs – in a variety of ways to achieve different aims.– Hazel – who uses it as a tips and information tool.– Norm – Who’s outside commitments requires that

everything is crystal clear to students and TOCs.– Michelle – Who needs to communicate with students

and parents about extra-curricular matters.– Drew – Who, as a student teacher, needs to make

material available to school and faculty advisors, as well as students.

It is Easy• Blogger is easier than word-processing. I learned

all I needed to know from the online tutorial and had a blog running in 7 minutes.

• It replaces binders full of notes, a binder of lesson plans, a week plan posted on the wall, file cabinets full of paper and shelves of videos and DVDs -- and it puts all of this online for students and their parents to access.– better still, next term I use what I have and just make adjustments.

• …and I can’t lose any of it because it is all online.

Ready to Take the Plunge?

Click on the image to go to Blogger