Mr. Schmidt of Millwood Magnet School in Kalamazoo, MI, uses blogs in his classroom to keep his math students and their parents informed of upcoming classroom and school events. He posts objectives, weekly agendas, upcoming tests,and even such school events as the end of the football season. I like this use of blogging because it keeps the students informed and the parents involved in what is going in their child's class.
Another interesting blog that I found is from Mrs. Myrmels 3rd grade class at Bauer Elementary. She not only keeps the students and parents informed of classroom events and agendas, she posts pictures from their school assemblies and gets the children involved by allowing them to help organize a classroom podcast. She even posts the classroom newsletter and there is a resource album that contains lots of pictures, not only of the kids' activities but also of course related subjects such as math and science topics.
I am having trouble with my pop-up blocker. I have some pictures to post from these links and will do so as soon as I can get to another computer.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Blogs of my Class
Sure am tired of having to go to Dr. Strange's web site everytime I want to look at everyone's blogs. Just to help myself find you all a little easier, I am posting the link to all of our blogs here
Monday, February 5, 2007
More Thoughts on Blogging in Education
Blogging can simply be thought of as another form of "modern" communication. It's applications can be useful in a very wide range of areas, specifically in education. Whether to keep parents informed, offer a channel for open communication among students, or to create a method of extra help and support for students, blogging can be very helpful in the classroom setting.
At first I was strongly against this whole idea of blogging. I am very concerned about anonymity and safety with the internet, a fear which has been widely portrayed by the media as dangerous. I feel that it is good for bringing classmates together to discuss classroom issues and help each other along. However, I also feel that if blogging is enacted in the classroom, special safety and security measures should be taken to protect the students.
I still do not see the full effects that this can have when dealing with coursework, but I do feel that this can be a powerful tool in the classroom. With the issues and hardships that students face, blogging could be helpful not just for the classroom, but for an entire school. Bringing students together to help each other work through their difficulties through blogging can help to overcome some of the pressures students face today.
At first I was strongly against this whole idea of blogging. I am very concerned about anonymity and safety with the internet, a fear which has been widely portrayed by the media as dangerous. I feel that it is good for bringing classmates together to discuss classroom issues and help each other along. However, I also feel that if blogging is enacted in the classroom, special safety and security measures should be taken to protect the students.
I still do not see the full effects that this can have when dealing with coursework, but I do feel that this can be a powerful tool in the classroom. With the issues and hardships that students face, blogging could be helpful not just for the classroom, but for an entire school. Bringing students together to help each other work through their difficulties through blogging can help to overcome some of the pressures students face today.
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