1. Blogs can help increase parental involvement in the classroom. Weekly I would post new material on a blog so that the parents have access to what their child is learning. Some of the materials I would place under this category would be spelling word lists, dates for upcoming events/tests, new chapters that the child is starting, etc... Picture would be provided so that parents are able to see the activities their child is taking part in. This is a great way to get parents involved that may live far away as well.
2. I would have the students create a blog of their own for journal entry purposes. At the end of the day/week, it all depends on how much time is left, the students will be required to log into their blog and write a journal entry based on the new information they have learned. They would need to write some positive aspects and negative aspects of the activities they took part in. All of the students blogs would be linked to the teachers blog and parents could look at what their child had to say about the material they have learned.
3. I would also use a blog as an interactive research project for the students. If each student was given a specific topic they could blog about the different information they find each day. The students could also put interactive links and videos on their blog for others to look at. When the project is finished the students could share their blog page with the class as a mini presentation on all the information they have found for their project. This could be a fun nontraditional way for the students to take part in a research project. They would enjoy that fact that most of it can be done using technology rather than handwriting a paper based on the information being found.
2. I would have the students create a blog of their own for journal entry purposes. At the end of the day/week, it all depends on how much time is left, the students will be required to log into their blog and write a journal entry based on the new information they have learned. They would need to write some positive aspects and negative aspects of the activities they took part in. All of the students blogs would be linked to the teachers blog and parents could look at what their child had to say about the material they have learned.
3. I would also use a blog as an interactive research project for the students. If each student was given a specific topic they could blog about the different information they find each day. The students could also put interactive links and videos on their blog for others to look at. When the project is finished the students could share their blog page with the class as a mini presentation on all the information they have found for their project. This could be a fun nontraditional way for the students to take part in a research project. They would enjoy that fact that most of it can be done using technology rather than handwriting a paper based on the information being found.
EXCELLENT visual up at the top.
ReplyDeleteAlso, kudos for the fish tank. I follow Cool Cat Teacher Blog too. Do you like it?
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