Is blogging the 21st Century tool for this teacher?

I have to admit, this blogging makes me a bit apprehensive. I don't want to sound like my grandmother, but I am just not sure I can wrap my mind around this whole blogging thing. I can say that I enjoy reading other people's blogs. I often feel like these bloggers are obsessed with every little minutia of their lives, but it is nevertheless enjoyable to read. I suppose I am afraid that my thoughts aren't worthy of publishing. Sure, I have thoughts, but who wants to hear them? And, I don't mean this is a self-depreciating way; I just rarely think my musings were noteworthy.

I am truly thankful for this opportunity to blog for my graduate class, though. I hope it will open my eyes to the world of blogging. I am optimistic that there is hidden value in sharing my ideas in this sort of arena. My goal is to have a casual blog that reflects my stream of consciousness about 21st Century Learning. 

I suppose one begins a blog with a bit about the blogger. I am a 7th grade science teacher in my 3rd year of teaching. I am working towards a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I teach at a school where technology is readily available by comparison to other schools in the area. My students have access to even more 21st Century gadgets at home and we as teachers struggle to keep up with the latest apps or devices that our students are using. They are truly the embodiment of 21st Century Learning. Now, the question is, does my classroom grow that learning or suppress it? Does the classroom I guide at least recognize this reality?