Whoa...two in one night! I'm on a roll! Thinking I like this Blog thing, y'all are in trouble! I am supposed write about ways I could potential use the blogoshpere in my future classroom. I am going to be a Special Education teacher and I am hoping to teach in the county I am currently living in. Now don't get me wrong, I love where I live, however I am positive that there will not be 100% of my students who have internet at home. That said anything done on the internet would have to be done in the classroom, which is not completely impossible but due to the time constraints of a special ed classroom I think it would be a limited experience.
Now that I'm done pointing out the challenges (haha, challenges, not problems, like the reference to my previous blog?) I will tell you what I would love to do in a perfect world. I will more than likely have a classroom blog for parents whether or not they can access it at home. I can always print off the information in kind of a newsletter type format for those who choose that format. I'm thinking I will definitely have the kids in the class help me with the upkeep and running of the class blog! We could post pictures, completed work, future schedules, and tons more. I would encourage the kids to come up with different news stories about our classroom for their parents to view, which would hopefully help them with their language arts skills and writing across the curriculum. I would also love for my kids to all have blogs of their own depending on their grade level and ability. I would like to give them a controlled artistic license to post their thoughts and reflections on what they are learning, how they think they learn and how they think I teach. What a great way to begin to teach kids not just about technology but also expressing themselves in writing.
I also LOVE Anne Davis's idea of connecting to other classrooms around the world in her EduBlog Insights.
I think I am done for the night guys! On to work on the rest of my classes! Have a great night everyone!
Just out of curiosity, in what county do you reside?
ReplyDeleteHi Jeremy! I was trying to decide how to reply to you without disclosing my location for the entire Blogosphere to see. (As if anyone cares.) So I sent you a message! :) Who knew I could do that? Thanks for stopping by! See ya around the blog!
ReplyDeleteI think that keeping a classroom blog for the parents to see at home is a great idea! I mentioned it in my blog as well. I know that, as a student, I would definitely keep up with my teacher's blog. I also think it is a great idea to get the students involved! It would definitely get them excited about learning and present a new and fun way to come together and cooperate as a class. Great ideas!
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