I currently work as a Substitute teacher at Salina Elementary in Dearborn. The school at which I work at is primarily bilingual students. I teach students from Pre-K to third grade. I teach all subjects to these students such as mathematics, science, literacy, etc. Aside from the subbing aspect, I also pull out students that need extra support and assistance through intervention groups in order to push them up to grade level expectations. My students are mostly hands-on and visual learners so they strive to make the most out of their learning experiences and carry that through future encounters. Even though my students may drive me a little crazy, I know that at the end of they day they appreciate what was taught to them!
I have never had the opportunity to use blogs in a classroom, nor have I ever created one; but I'm definitely willing to take full advantage of blog usage and create one of my own. I have always found blogs quite useful and interesting, especially in school classrooms because it gives the teacher an opportunity to post up classroom material as well as enables students the chance to post feedback and comments. Blogs are a great educational tool that I would love to use in my future classroom!
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Thinking ahead... What is the first thing you might try to do with a classroom blog?
Well, the first thing I'd do with a classroom blog is post up course material that was already taught in the class and see if students respond well to that. For example, if they like having the material posted as review and reinforcement, I'd ask them to post their comments and/or suggestions as to why posting up classroom material would be useful.
Another thing you might want to do using a classroom blog Fihmiya is to have your students answer questions. You can use it as a form of discussion or assessment. If they learned something in class, you can ask them a question in your classroom blog to see how well the students understand each concept.
Thank you Duaa! Your suggestions would definitely create a more interactive classroom, which I like. Hopefully, once I set up a blog, your advice will come in very handy.
Hi Fihmiya,
Great job! Blogging should serve the hands-on and visual learning capabilities of your students very well, and I have no doubt you're just the teacher to lead them.
Victor
Victor,
Thank you for your kind comments! Anything my students can get their hands on is a plus for them because they get all excited about it. Thanks again :)
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