Reading and writing on blogs is a great way for educators to expand their Personal Learning Network (PLN) and connect with other educators throughout the world, sharing experiences and best practices. It is truly a global experience.
Blogging is also a great tool to incorporate with students in your classroom. Blogging allows students to demonstrate content knowledge, improving reading and writing skills, and become better communicators and self-editors. It is an eye opening experience for students to understand the importance of being a good writer as they see their work published for others to view.
Some ideas for blog topics in a K-5 classroom:
- Documenting research
- Reflection on a learning experience
- Social studies – post about the views of Native Americans as they met the European explorers
- Discussion of a math problem
- Write about your favorite…
- Discussion about a video clip viewed or article read
- Upload pictures and video to document learning or defend a side of the discussion
- Many more…
Many Learning Management Systems have a blog/discussion feature, as well as other sites such as edublogs.org and kidblog.org. So start blogging with your students today!
The Tech Integrator