Taking A Leap Into Blogging
The teacher in the video is by her own definition, not tech saavy. She feels that being able to use technology for learning, not just socially, is important for her 6th graders. She researches how to start a blog, and takes the class on a "blogging journey" with her. She teaches 6th grade literature and uses the blog as reading reflection and as a way for students to explore point of view. The students write a blog as if they are a character from the book, Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli. I was impressed that she jumped in and had students blog as a character. She was having the students work on ELA standard 6.1 citing evidence & standard 6.3 understanding character and plot as well as 6th grade writing standard. I learned that you don't have to be an expert. She figure out this process with the students. I think that is a great lesson to teach kids. It is okay not to know the answer, but she showed her students the process she went through in learning how to blog. She used the internet, and skyped with other teachers to learn how to set up classroom blogs. I also like the blog requirements she created, along with the response guides she gave her students. Students knew the protocol of self reflection. How can they improve their writing? Does it make sense to others? I would love to have a classroom blog. I think that blogging give the students an authentic audience. Their writing is real, it goes out into the real world. Students can share these blogs with family and friends, who can comment on their blog. Students can read each other's writing. Students can comment on each others writing. I think classroom blogging has the potential to cover many standards and all of our district's 6 C's- collaboration, critical thinking, communication, creativity, global connections and character. I loved everything about this video. I love the way the kids collaborated on their blog posts. I can see students exploring other types of blogs on topics they are interested in, and possibly commenting on those blogs. Blogging has the power to allow students to see their words and ideas in the real world. It gives their voice power. I will give this film a 4 out of 5. My only wish is that the video had a lower grade example as well.
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