Learn what I am doing in my classroom with technology this week!
When I started reading Just Mercy, I was trying to figure out something that was twofold: how did I want this book to affect my teaching, and how do I use it with students who have never read it since I teach freshmen and sophomores?
Read MoreSo for the last two weeks, I’ve been immersed an online class with the Folger Shakespeare Library. One of my professional development goals was trying to better myself and knowledge of my content. Usually, the Folger does in-person summer institutes. I didn’t realize we were one of the first of their online opportunities, but I’m so grateful for the opportunity to take a meaningful class for free and weave it in when it was convenient.
Read MoreI think one of the most challenging parts of instructional technology is that it is always changing. When I think back to my program at Regis, I realize how hard…
Read MoreIn order to be successful using blogs in your classrooms, you have to do more than just come up with creative lessons and projects for the students to do with the blog. The more integral they become to your everyday teaching, the more you will need to establish guidelines for your students. You may have to ask your school or your district to tweak their Acceptable Use Policy or Digital Citizenship Policy to include blogging, or maybe you’ll need to create student contracts or notify parents.
Read MoreAs someone who has been teaching writing since I started teaching, blogs excite me. I love that writing becomes something for outside the classroom. It’s no longer just for the “teacher’s eyes”. Blogging brings a connectedness to the classroom, exposing other classmates and sometimes even the entire world wide web to a student’s thoughts and insights, making it a great tool for 21st century classrooms and learning.
Read MoreFor my class this week, we’re exploring blogging in the classroom. All of us reviewed a great article, “33 Ways to Use Blogs in Your Classroom and an Educational Setting.” This post has great ideas for every grade level, but here are 10 more ways that you can use blogs in your classroom setting.
Read MoreEducators in the 21st century are lucky. The advancements in technology have given them so many ways to make education come alive and to extend the walls of the classroom…
Read MoreI have some past blogs on Kidblog, but this tutorial is to walk you through the teacher side of the website. In it, I show you where all of the…
Read MoreThis tutorial on Kidblog will help you see what the site looks like on the student side and some of the important features students can access when creating their own…
Read MoreThis past year, I have learned about a lot of different blog formats to use at schools. Some don’t offer privacy settings. Some cost money. Some don’t let you create…
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