Blogs in the Classroom

After searching on Google for classroom blogs, I found a few interesting examples of teachers using blog sites for their classes.

I found a third grade teacher in Michigan that uses a blog site to communicate with her students and their parents. She talks of different activities that have gone on in the classroom. There is also a tab for homework and other assignments that are due. The teacher , Mrs. Myrmel, seems to use this blog mainly as a way to let parents know what their kids are doing at school. It's a great tool considering most kids today do not let their parents in on what they really do at school. The link to this blog is : Mrs. Myrmel's Classroom Blog

This is a picture of the students using computers in the classroom.



Another blog website I found was from another school in Michigan (apparently Michigan really likes blogs). It's from a fourth grade class at Holmes Elementary. It is similar to the other site I found in that it's a resource for both students and their parents. It talks of different activities and assignments the students have been doing. It reminds parents of field trips that are coming up and other events such as Open House. Looking around at the rest of the site, it gives links to helpful sites that help with different parts of the class. There is a link to a mulitiplication practice page and even a site for children's online games so it's not all about school all the time. There is also another link to a different teacher's reading blog page. Here is the link to this blog page : Mrs. Smits' Classroom Blog

And this is her fourth grade class at Holmes Elementary School on Dune Day.



All in all, I think these blogs are a fantastic way to keep kids and their parents up to date on what is going on in the classroom. I think as technology becomes more prevalent in schools these blogs will start popping up all over the place.