Reflection -2nd Week

 As a first-time user, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed working with both the blog and Socrative. At first, I thought a blog might feel like just another assignment, but instead, it gave me a personal space to organize my work and reflect in a way that felt meaningful. I can already see how it could act as a digital journal or portfolio that students can revisit to track their progress. Socrative was also very user-friendly, and I appreciated how quickly it provided feedback. What stood out most was how interactive it felt compared to a traditional quiz and how it could give every student, even the quieter ones, a voice in class.

When I think about Dale’s Cone of Experience, I see the blog fitting into the symbolic/visual level since it emphasizes writing, reflection, and organizing ideas in words or images. Socrative seems to go a bit deeper into active engagement because students aren’t just passively absorbing information—they’re responding and participating in real time. Looking at Siegel’s concept of “computer imagination,” one imaginative use of blogs could be creating a living portfolio of learning that grows over time, while Socrative could be used not just for quizzes but for brainstorming or anonymous class reflections. In both cases, the tools answer the problem of student engagement: blogs encourage long-term reflection, while Socrative ensures instant participation and feedback.