Blogging

** Blogging Assignment for 650 class **

**My Blog ** [|****http://orourkekimberly.blogspot.com****] **3 Articles about Using Blogs** ​**1)** ​ ****Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson!**** As an early elemenatary teacher, I found this blog to be encouraging. This article explained precisely how an elementary teacher could introduce blogging into their classroom. It also lists various topics for blogging. In addition, the article lays out what you need to start blogging and blogging safety.

**2) [|Top 20 Teacher Blogs] ** This site is great! If you are wondering how blogging fits into your classroom, just check out the various links to teacher's unique blogs. There is a blog from a classroom teacher who post daily events, activities, speaker, and more. A student teacher blogs about his journey towards becoming a teacher. In addition, art teachers and special ed teachers show how they have incorporated blogs into their classroom. This site offers something for every teacher in every subject area.

**3) In the Classroom, Web Logs are the New Bulletin Board! ** This is another great article! It talks about how a class went on a fieldtrip. When they returned, instead of having a large group discussion, they went to their class web log and each student had the opportunity to talk about what they learned. This turned into a nice discussion among peers because the students could add their personal comments to others. this created a much more comfortable discussion environment for everyone. The article also mentioned that through the use of a blog, students have opportunities to continue discussions outside of the school day. One teacher commented, "Now I can react to what they say immediately, and students can respond to each other," instead of having a pile of paper journals stacked on her desk.

**4) 20 Reasons Why Students Should Blog ** I found this link to be interesting. Here you will find a list of 20 reasons why students should blog. There was also a link to a 9-year-old's list of reasons for blogging. After reading this list it's almost difficult not to want to include blogging some how into your classroom.

5) **Educational Blogging** This is an informative article written by Stephen Downes. He comments on using blogging not merely as a means for writing, but as an avenue to read and listen. This article brings a fresh perspective on incorporating blogging in the curriculum.