Thing #3: Blog Uses in the Classroom

I can see many great ways to use blogs in the classroom. I can even see having multiple blogs in order to cater to different groups such as my peers, students, and parents. I can foresee immediately using them with parents and students.

For students......
I would create a class blog for posting class and school related information such as calendar of events, syllabus, homework assignments/assistance and test reviews. I would also include links to websites that could be used for added information, review or practice.

I would also ask each student, or possibly groups of students, such as lab groups, to create their own blog. This would be a place for them to create an online portfolio of class work or group projects/labs.

For parents......
I would create an informational blog, but would also emphasize its use for parent networking. This would be a place where parents could post questions or share things with other parents that have helped make their children succeed in various areas. Families today have such full and busy schedules, that learning to know other parents can be difficult. This would be a way to help build a community with the parents of my students.

I definitely look forward to using blogs in the future. There are so many possibilities!