Blogging in the classroom... I want to teach Kindergarten and I feel as though this might be a little advanced for the youngsters. However, as a teacher, I could post ideas and things I did in the classroom that day, things I need help on how to teach and etc, to get some response from other teachers who use the blogging community--maybe how they would do it if they were me, what they would change, what they liked and so on.
Also, as a military child and spouse, I constantly think of ways that I could bring children and their deployed guardians closer through education. I could keep children's parents (deployed or not) "in the loop" so to speak, about what is going on in the classroom by posting how the class responded to my lesson. For example, I could post about a child's response, or answer to a question in class that I felt was very appropriate and thoughtful. (After getting the parent's permission that I could use their child's name and answer on the web, of course.) It would help parents and guardians who cannot always be around, feel as though they are.
I think blogs can help out the parents a lot. If you know exactly what is going on in the classroom, you can help the students more at home if they need it.
I think using blogs in older classrooms is a terrific idea. I know as a shy kid, I wasn't always first to raise my hand in the classroom. However, if there was a large discussion, sometimes I wanted to be a part of it but I was too afraid to. With blogs, the teacher could post the discussion, and that would give each student a chance to respond without the feeling of embarrassment, or as though they had no time to share their opinion. Teachers could also post their assignments online, so if a student was going to be absent he/she didn't have to necessarily miss an assignment as well.
I think blogging in the classroom as a means to include shy kids is a great idea! It's a great strategy to have everyone involved comfortable with expressing themselves. I think we could easily expand on the idea of using the blog to connect with deployed parents. It would be perfect for keeping all parents (not just deployed parents) up to date on what their kids are learning and also on what they should expect their child to bring home everyday. I know a lot of kids who say they did their work at school or that they don't have homework, and three or four weeks down the road find out their child is failing because of missed assignments.
ReplyDeleteGood point about keeping deployed parents posted. As a military spouse I'm surprised that I did not think of that.
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I agree completely a blog is a little advanced for (K)but It is a great way to keep parents in the loop like I said on my blog it can become a classroom away from school.
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ReplyDeleteAwesome! Blogging to keep military parents informed is great!!! I would have never thought that our military people overseas could keep up with their children through a blog. I think being able to keep up with their children while they are away would be wonderful for military parents. I know they want to be involved in their child's life even if that means they are involved from overseas. I love your idea!
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