Pam, Suzanne, Victoria & Kimberly
Will led the way with peeking ahead and I got a sneak preview of Pam’s write-up - A Space of Your Own! I admire all she is doing with the primary kids - really some good work there! I wanted to post pictures of both her and Will but for some reason my pictures are not working right today. Too bad! I could not find a picture of Helen on her write-up….
On another note, remember the English professor’s class that I introduced weblogs to the other day. Those students are off and running with their weblogs. I love seeing the different learning styles and the approaches taken as educators first learn about weblogs. For example, Suzanne is a high school teacher and Master’s student at Georgia State. On her new weblog, she is focusing on current issues relating teaching and technology. She is very interested in how computers influence writing instruction. She is blogging some interesting topics.
Another student, Victoria, is also exploring avenues and bringing up good questions. This is why she is excited about weblogs…
I am so excited about learning about blogs and how to use them in my classroom, particularly as I was not very familiar with them before now. Everything we discussed in class today seems universally applicable to most classroom situations. This is very refreshing because most people just say to use PowerPoint to meet county mandates about incorporating technology into the curriculum. As we have already established, I hate PowerPoint. I can’t wait to apply ideas such as publishing students’ work, communicating with parents, and communicating with other classes by using blogs into my own classroom. This is all very intriguing and I want to learn more.
The name of Kimberly’s site is Teaching is a Gerund. I love that name! Kimberly makes a personal statement:
Part of becoming computer literate is being able to figure out how to use new technology and software. The purpose of this weblog is to develop my competency as a writer and teacher while reaserching the effectiveness of weblogging as a tool for learning. This is a work in progress and feedback is welcome and encouraged.
I’m going to keep my eye on this class and their weblogs - they get the possibilities!!!
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