Hello all,
When I saw K-8 at the top of “Blogging Helps
Students Learn Literacy Skills and More”, I thought I would have to look for something
more relevant for the secondary classroom.
I’m glad I kept reading. Teacher Linda Yollis shares the benefits of maintaining
a classroom blog. Quality literacy
skills are being developed and the students are learning what it means to be
digital citizens. The students are
engaged, choosing sometimes to post from home.
More information about what all of that means can be viewed on her Wiki site created to
share tips with educators interested in blogging. Her class blog is also accessible
from the article and shows many examples of the creative ways she has been able
to connect the classroom blog with lessons in the classroom. I found it interesting that she has virtual
volunteer parents that help encourage discussion by commenting. I’m not sure secondary parents would be
interested in this. I do like the idea
of the blog being open to family to view and support their children. I do plan to go back and explore her Wiki in
greater depth. I could see using her
students’ videos to teach online etiquette and some literacy skills.
Blogging Helps Students Learn Key
Literacy Skills and More. (2012). Curriculum Review, 52(2), 7.
Enjoy!
Mrs. A
Hi Cheri - what a wonderful blog site. I was quite impressed by the Quadblogging. What a great way to connect students from around the world. Her site is so well developed and organized - WOW! I agree in that I don't know how many secondary parents would be interested in being a virtual volunteer. Maybe, as the units rotate, different professionals linked to that field would be interested?
ReplyDeleteShannon
Hi Shannon, I think including professionals connected to the various concepts being studied is a wonderful idea. Thanks for the kind words.
DeleteCheri