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 * Paper** **submission #018**

Using Blogging as a Tool to Further Teacher Professional Development
 * Title**

Mark Hines, Department of Educational Technology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA, mehines@hawaii.edu
 * Presenter(s)**

Technology has changed the way effective educators learn and work with peers and students. Social interaction powerfully shapes teachers’ affective and cognitive flexibility in adapting their teaching methodologies. Computer networks now allow adaptable social communication tools that increase teachers’ interactions and personal growth. This paper first looks at the research in teacher development through social constructs. It then summarizes a study of teachers’ first interactions with a school weblog to assess whether their perceptions confirmed a sense of community conversation and value. Regardless of their experiences prior to the use of the weblog, teachers reported ease in using it. Moreover, they felt it was an important tool for campus communication. This paper concludes by considering implications of the survey results and developing some recommendations for further research
 * Abstract**

Paper accepted for proceedings Graduate student presentation
 * Notes & Comments**