A blog can be defined as a personal or group online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption.
So how does this relate to education? Well since 2001/02 some educators have started to blog about what they are doing in the classroom, sharing their struggles and successes and receiving comments from others.
A couple of popular blogs written by educators are:
- Bud The Teacher
- Will Richardson and his take on what is a weblog
- Darren Kuropatwa a Winnipeg educator who opened my eyes to how you can use blogs in the classroom
How I choose to use blogs in the classroom:
- Student reflection on what they have learned
- Scribe Posts. One student reteaches the lesson to his or her fellow classmates
- Providing class notes and lessons to my students to use at home
- Giving feedback and answering individual questions from my students
- Giving my students valuable resources that they can use
- Most importantly it enables learning outside of the classroom walls. Students gain more control over how they learn
Why don't you now take a few minutes to explore
Classroom Blogs:
Grade 10 Computer Science Slot E
Grade 10 Computer Science Slot I
Grade 7 Math at Sargent Park (Dormant)
Grade 8 Math at Sargent Park
Grade 10 Consumer Math at Daniel Mac
Grade 12 Pre-Calc at Daniel Mac
Grade 7/8 classroom blog
(10 mins)
Educator Blogs
Making it Interesting by Chris Harbeck
Remote Access by Clarence Fisher
A Difference by Darren Kuropatwa
Southwest Horizon by Janis Williams
Ideas and Thoughts by Dean Shareski
Almost everyone of the educators and classroom blogs are people who live in Winnipeg. There are hundreds if not thousands of educators opening their doors and taking down the walls to their classrooms all over the world. Could your classroom be next?
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