Jessica- Post #3

I found this very interesting article in Education Week called Technology Links Students to Fieldwork. The article talks about how scientists in remote parts of the world are maintaining blogs in order to communicate in real-time with students in science classes around the world. This piqued my interest from the beginning because science is not a topic I am strong in or especially interested. Within the first couple of paragraphs, the authors say that the whole purpose of this on-line communication is to change that attitude. Logically, scientists would have a more difficult time engaging school-aged students in their everyday work because it often involves specific lingo and unfamiliar terms. But the live blog approach allows students to interact with the scientists as questions arise. The scientists participating in this project are also posting video and picture clip to show the students what they are seeing and working on. This is a positive step toward incorporating more technology into our classroom and may even expand interest in the field of science.