Blog Search...

So I started looking through some of the blogs that were listed in Wilber. Some no longer existed and some I found hard to read and did not like. There was one that I found, however, that sparked my creative interest and I really enjoyed. It's called A Really Different Place. You can follow this link here to get to it. On this blog page, a teacher posts things that she thinks that others might enjoy or want to know about and corresponds with her students as well as has her students share stories that they have written.
This made me think of how valuable a single group blog page could be within a classroom. It would be a place where the students could comment together on posts and be easily accessible because all of the posts would be in the same place intead of on different pages. Students could collaborate on class activities and help each other when questions arise while outside of the classroom. The teacher would be able to keep track of what the students are doing on the page and make comments on posts that are made.
As long as there are clear rules and expectations set for the class blog as well as consequences if those are not followed, I am sure that the blog will run smoothly and be a smart, interactive way to facilitate learning within the classroom learning environment.