Mr. Chamberlain's fifth grade class blog at Noel Elementary School is an excellent example of how blogs are used in education. This is where his students post comments to blogs on topics ranging from President Obama's inauguration to the current book they're reading called Holes by Louis Sachar. Not only do students post written comments, they post video comments as well. I was amazed by Mr. Chamberlain having his students post comments to an Australian teacher's blog on Holes since they are reading the book at the same time as the Australian students. Along with the blog posts, he has school links, a class calender, and class pictures on his blog page. If I was a parent of one of Mr. Chamberlain's students, I would be very pleased with his use of blogs.
Another good example of using blogs in the classroom is Mr. Miller's English 10 classroom blog at Branford High School. Mr. Miller has his students post comments to his blogs as part of their homework grades. Most of his posts are on reading assignments such as 1984 by George Orwell. Through these posts, students practice writing using correct grammar. Also, there are links for students to use including assignment due dates, their vocabulary list, and the classroom resource Wiki page.
Great posts!
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