Blogging can be a fantastic tool in the classroom!
Students can get connected, and stay up dated on issues both in the classroom on around the world. Blogs are a great way to encourage reading too. Teachers can post articles and homework assignments. It also incorporates technology into the curriculum.
It's a great tool to get them interested early on in the usefulness of technology!
Teachers can post links, videos and online projects for students to participate in (even simple things such as commenting on a blog post)!
You can also encourage literacy, let students post and share work, read each others posts and provide feedback!
I have decided to use this blog as an experiment, to play around with all of the useful ways to use a blog in a classroom. My made up 5th grade class has access to current events, links, discussion boards and more.
Parents can also stay connected (The parent Connection column on the left)! I will be updating my blog often as I discover more innovative features and creative ways to utilize this tool. This is just a rough draft....so comments are welcomed!
"You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream"
(C.S. Lewis)
-Mrs. K
Visualizing a 5th grade class, then applying a new skill (Blogging) is the highest level on Blooms Taxonomy.
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