In the world of first graders, blogging could be used in various creative ways. The first thing that comes to my mind is blogging between parents and me (the teacher). I strongly believe that communication is KEY to any relationship and extremely important between parents and the teacher. Parents want to know what is going on in their child’s life and also want to be involved! Creating a blog between parents and me would be great. It would be another way to communicate with parents and let them know what is going on inside our classroom (through pictures, videos, etc.). Allow for parents to talk about various things that are going on and a way to let them contribute any ideas of things they would like to see within the classroom.
Also another fun way to use a blog within the classroom would be to write to another class in a faraway location to see what goes on in their world of education. Other forms of technology could be used with this sort of project as well. Children are extremely fascinated with their peers and what is going on in their lives (is it the same as theirs or different). I believe it would be great to use a blog to communicate with them.
Blogging … yet just another piece of technology that can be used in the classroom and fun at the same time! J
-Arianna
