Thursday, June 25, 2009

Blaaaaahhging! Dena Kerr

I should really be checking my Baker email more often. I would save myself so much grief! Well, helping me figure out how to contribute an original post to this blog has been a "class project" for my summer school kids, so I can truthfully say I'm using it in my classroom! I was surprised that I'm working on this at school and no alarms have gone off, and no tech people have come charging into my classroom ready to haul me away in handcuffs. All that aside, I really can see myself using a classroom blog. When I asked my summer school students, "OK, are any of you familiar with blogging?" every kid jumped up out of his/her seat and waved at me with huge smiles on their faces. We would be fools not to tap into that enthusiasm, no matter what hurdles our districts, our techies, or our own trepidations may throw out in front of us! Kids need to feel ownership in their own educational process... to be contributors, not just receptacles.

2 comments:

  1. Dena,
    I completely agree that anything that encourages students and motivates them to write is priceless! As educators we must instill a desire for authentic learning!
    Thanks,
    Sandra

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  2. I think that you have a good point about having ownership in their education. I think that Blogs definitely give them the chance to personalize their learning.

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