Chapter 3 and 4

     Okay, I'm all about putting my money where my mouth is (remember that commercial or did I just date myself?) so here's what I'd like for everyone to do.
      Last time we posted about are our children too young/not too young to use blogs. Well, let's see. I want you to create a blog for your students (go to Google, go under Even More, Go to Blogger, follow instructions, see me if you can't figure it out and/or it doesn't work). Then I want you to write the following sentence on your blog: "What makes you feel happy?" Then I want you to model how to answer the question on the blog for your students. My answer would be "Clean sheets on my bed make me feel happy." Then allow students to tell you what makes them happy (perhaps they have already written it down--let's agree spelling doesn't have to count so much today) and allow them to blog. Then everyday for a week (no crying for the teacher!!!! lol), I'd like you to post something like that. Just a sentence the students can blog about on your site. (Yes, I used the bullying book because I'm all about killing two birds with one stone. You may do whatever you'd like.) Then blog about your experience blogging with your children. BE REAL. It may be ugly; it may not work or you may be surprised. I'll come help you. Call me.
      Then after you blog about your real experience with blogging in your classroom, blog about chapter 4 and wikis and how you feel they "fit" into your classroom. Remember to respond to one another.

Chapter 1 & 2

After reading chapters 1 and two in the book, what ideas do you have about using a blog in your classroom? How could a blog impact your students' learning? Be specific. (I'd also like for everyone to use the sample blogging letter on pp 15-16 and create your own letter to go home to parents in preparation for blogging in your classrooms--let us know how well/not well that goes for your students and why you think it happens as it does. . . )