Vicki Davis
International Edublogging Women’s Day 2006
Celebration 5
I love Vicki Davis’ blogs. And to think, she is from Georgia, too! She has several blogs. Her main one is Cool Cat Teacher Blog. It is packed full of extremely useful information and posts on a wide range of topics. Her class is involved in numerous projects using wiki and blogging tools. It is a great site for both those new to blogging and for those of us who have been around for a while. She really gets how to integrate technology throughout the curriculum. When she writes her tutorials for others she includes step-by-step directions that are really helpful. Her latest about Ten Habits of Bloggers That Win would be such a help to those beginning to blog. I wish such directions had been around when I started. The best part is that she is getting the job done with students! She shares how her ninth graders use wikis to review for their test on Microsoft Excel. She has a fascinationg riddles project. She understands the need for humor in clasrooms. Her kids are knee deep in blogs, wikis, mentoring others and all sorts of neat, creative projects. She loves teaching like I do. She gives me hope and inspiration as I feel her excitement and joy in learning. You know it transfers to the students.
And she has created Cool Cat Kid Blog. Now this is cool. This is her opening post:
Welcome to the Cool Cat Kid Blog!
Isn’t that the coolest thing! Check it out. It is fantastic.I love the design. The kitten is adorable. I want some lessons on how to design like that. As soon as my grandkids are a little older , I will jump in that arena. I know Vicki will blaze the trail!
Her take on How to soothe myspace fever! is enlightening and a must read for all parents. I could go on and on but you just need to travel over to her blogs and see for yourself. She makes my day brighter by seeing such exceptional use of the tool of blogging. So a tip of the blogging hat to Vicki! She certainly needs to be recognized in the International Edubloggin Women’s Day!