Persistence- The Key to Successful Classroom Blogging. I've been fortunate to have been invited to speak about blogging at a number of schools and conferences. One of the points that I always try to make in my talks about blogging is "keep blogging even if only your mother is reading your blog. " Teachers (and many others) often give up on blogging because they think that no one is reading their blog posts.
It takes persistence to make a blog work if you're the only author. Keep writing even if only one person is reading it. That one person may tell another about your work and then you'll have doubled your readership. But if you stop writing because you think no one is reading then no one will be reading or sharing your blog posts. To take this idea to classroom blogs remember that it takes time and persistence to get students and their parents to regularly check your classroom blog. Why Are You Blogging? [Guest Post] You hear that all teachers should blog. You follow the tutorials and set up a blog. Now what? It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the idea of blogging, especially if you are unclear about the purpose of the blog.
Is the blog for you or for students and parents? Will it be written as a medium for reflection, a newsletter, or a source of advice for other educators? This post highlights the most prevalent types of education blogs and includes links to blogs that exemplify each of the types. A Blog is Not Just a Blog A single classroom blog may exist for many reasons. Personal reflection on teaching and learningcommunication between you, parents, students, and the worldexhibition of student workrecommendation of resources to other teachers Student blogs also vary. Ongoing reflection on lessons, work, or projectsportfolios of work for parents, friends, and the worldstudents’ exploration of interests or passions Below are some examples of blogs that illustrate clear purposes. Student Reflection. Step 1 – Create A Class Blog. The next Student Blogging Challenge starts in March September, 2010 and this time we’ve decided there are tasks that need to be done BEFORE your class actually takes part in the challenge.
So we’ve designed a series of nine steps, with how-to info, to help you with your class blogging. Our first step is to create a class blog. Why Have A Class Blog A class blog is always a good starting point if you want to blog with your students. It gives you to time to increase your skills while gradually introducing your students to blogging and educating them on appropriate online behaviour. Start initially with you being responsible for writing posts, and the students responding in comments.
Ultimately even if each student has their own blog it is always a good idea to have a class blog. Blogging isn’t just about writing posts; it’s about sharing your learning and reflecting on what you have learnt. Important parts of the blogging process include encouraging students to: Username and Display Name Blog URL. Internet Catalogue. Classroom Blogging Step Ladder. 20+ Classroom Blogs to Enjoy. I spent today working with staff at Christ Church Primary School in Brixton, South London – and we were predominantly talking about the use of classroom blogging to support learning.
During the day I was tweeting to ask people to share their own class blogs as I was working with different year groups and it was lovely to look back this evening and find so many all across the world that people sent me – so a big thanks to those of you in this list. I have gathered them up and indictaed where the cass blogs are from and thought I would share in a post for everyone to benefit from. And here are the class blogs from Christ Church Priary School too – they would be so pleased if you and your classes dropped by and added a comment or two.
They have just started their blogging journey and would welcome the support. Please share your class blog in the comments below Other articles you might enjoy. Educational-Blogging - home. 10 Reasons you should get your class blogging. Kids Love it! This has to be the number one reason. I have spoken to dozens of teachers who have recently started blogging with their classes and the big take home message is that the kids love it. So blogging seems to be an activity that when handled well is a great way of getting students motivated, engaged and on task. It’s great for improving literacy skills Once you get your class blog going you’ll find that your kids just can’t wait to get writing, and the more they write, the more their written skills will improve. You can easily showcase pupils work Your pupils will try extra hard on projects in class once they know that the best ones will be showcased on the blog for the whole world to see.
It can help you embrace the wider community Blogging with your class is an easy and effective way of interacting with the wider community. Parents can get involved with the class It teaches independence Learning to comment is an exciting way to learn to form fill So what are you waiting for? Parents in the Loop Via the Class Blog. When my kids were in school the proverbial answer to “What did you learn today?” Was, wait for it… “nothing”. Do any of you get that response from your kids? I suspect so as it seems to be some kind of natural law. As parents, we were never quite sure what our kids were learning.
The periodic report card or the marked work didn’t tell the real story. With today’s access to technology, there are ways to mitigate this and keep parents ‘in the loop’. I recently visited with a Kindergarten teacher, Amy, who started a class blog this past school year. Ofelia, a parent of a Kindergarten child, stays in the loop via class blog Ofelia appreciates that the blog “makes learning visible”. Amy, a Kindergarten teacher, talks about starting and using a class blog Amy chose to create her blog on the District private site to protect her students’ privacy. Lori, a parent of a Kindergarten child, talks about the impact of a class blog I think the power of blogging is remarkable. An audience. IdeasforClassroomBlogs.