Blogging in My Classroom

Blogging in My Classroom

When I have my own classroom I would like to think that I will be one of those innovative teachers who always gets their kids to do amazing work and display growth in all areas. A main focus of mine will be writing and reading as is most other lower elementary school teachers. As far as using blogs in the classroom this could be a fantastic way to assign journal entries to my students. I could post prompts for the students to write on and they would post their responses to my prompt in their own blog. The students could see each other's work and that would be a great way to get students talking and thinking about writing. I also see this as more effective than assigning a writing journal in paper form because the students aren't held as responsible for writing everyday. If the rest of the class as well as myself can see if someone posted a journal that day, I think everyone would be a little more diligent in their posting. 

The other way that I see blogging in my classroom as a useful media for learning is if I were to keep a blog of day-to-day classroom activities as well as upcoming events/projects/assignments. This would erase the need for newsletters that we hope go to the parents and not get crammed into a backpack. Their parents could stay up to date with what is going on in the classroom and it also allows them a way to post questions or concerns to me rather than relying on email. I think blogging could be a great and efficient way of communication between myself, the students, and the parents.