Week One: Blogging

I love to blog!  My husband and I keep a blog for our friends and family to read.  It is such a fun way to stay connected to them.  We can share pictures and video which makes it so valuable.  I also love to catch up with my friends blogs when I get the chance.  Even though we live miles apart, I can still see what their house looks like, meet their new dog, and hear all about their jobs.

I have also gotten really into following different educational blogs.  Some are written by classroom teachers, some by administrators, and some by people who are specialists.  It gives me new ideas for classroom management, set-up of the room, and new educational therories.

I have not started using a blog with my class.  I would love to try it out this year.  I could see my students possibly putting together a fifth grade newsletter that is posted on the blog.  That way, parents and community members could get involved in what is happening in class.  I could also see my students using a blog at the beginning of the school year.  At my school we do what is called "Hopes and Dreams".  After we brainstorm, pre-write, rough draft, and edit, the students would post their hopes and dreams to the blog.  We would have a permanent record of their goals for the school year that we could share with families.

I am posting links to some of my favorite teacher blogs out there.  Have fun :)

Lauren

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/blog

http://studentsgrow.blogspot.com/

http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/

http://ladybugsteacherfiles.blogspot.com/

http://teachfactory.com/