I'd like to start off with some honesty which is that I have not tried using blogs with my students...yet. I have a lot of great ideas but between grad school and trying to integrate the new curriculum my district has implemented it has been hard to fit everything in. However, if I had more time here are just a few ways I would use blogs within my classroom.
1. I would have students become scientists and have them use their blog as a place to record their findings and share with the world what they have found. This would allow them to read each others blogs too and see if other "scientists" are getting the same findings.
2. Students would each take on a character persona from the books they are reading in class. They would have to blog as that character and discuss daily life and make connections to the book they are reading.
3. My students could blog about the various aspects of MacArthur, informing the community about the exciting things that are going on at our school from the unique perspective of a student.
Blogging is a great way to get students writing and reading other students writing. Hopefully I will be able to get blogging in my classroom soon.
Love the scientist idea, Heather! I think it would be really interesting to see what the kids come up with!
ReplyDeleteThese are great ideas for using blogs in the classroom! Even though we used blogs last year I never thought about using them in the classroom. Since taking the course this semester I would like to use them. Take a look at my next blog to see my idea:)
ReplyDeleteGreat and practical ways to use blogs in the classroom. I have been having a difficult time developing meaningful ways to implement them in my room and all your ideas seem like they would work well. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteKids love blogs and it also gives them an avenue to chat with each other at home about school. One thing that I have on my kid's blackboard page is a quote from FCPS' Students Rights and Responsibilities book about good internet use and being kind to each other! It's important to make sure they understand that blogging or whatever Web 2.0 tools they use is to be taken seriously!
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