K12

One site I found about blogging in the classroom was Mr. Langhorst’s Web Classroom. This site is an interactive site on his daily teachings. He posts daily blogs and podcasts. By doing this parents can see what is going on in the classroom. Also, by doing this, student’s have a better way of keeping up with class when absent. He also posts studycasts to help the students review for tests.

http://www.liberty.k12.mo.us/~elanghorst/blog

Another site I found was called edublogs. This is a site where teachers and students can post blogs. Through this site I found Ms. Mueller’s Science Class. This is a page set up for her students so she can keep them informed on what is happening in the classroom. It has links to the syllabus and different PowerPoint presentations.

http://muellere.edublogs.org/7th-grade-science/

Technology is being used more in more in the classroom today. I think both examples above show this. Technology is helping students stay on top of their assignments. If they miss a day of class or did not understand something in class they can log onto the computer and find the help they need.

Over this past semester I was observing a fifth grade class at a local public school. After students were done eating, several always wanted to go to the media room to work on projects for the media club. Another thing I noticed was the writers that were being used in the classroom. Each student was assigned a particular number and would use that writer. The writer was a key board with a small screen so they could see what they were typing. When they finished with their assignment they would link it to the computer to be printed out to be graded. The teacher I was observing said the only time the class was 100% quiet and attentive was when they were using the writer’s. I think technology has come a long way since I was in school, and I am eager to try and stay on top of things so I can help my students receive a good education.