There is an exhaustive list of creative ways to use blogs in the classroom, just as there are many ways to use paper. Blogs are a great medium to generate interest in all areas of primary school. Listed below are just a few creative ideas in using blogs in the classroom. Some are aimed and suited for lower primary, while others are better suited for upper primary. Some of these creative uses could be used as group or classroom blogs whereas others are suited for individual student blogs.
– Create a blog with daily lessons listed for students who are sick or gone. Each day, try to designate a classroom “scribe” who is responsible for posting lessons/materials covered.
– Create a blog where students describe a typical day at school. Invite other same aged students from different global locations to contribute the same type of information on the same blog. Let students ask questions and leave comments to gain cultural awareness. Students can then begin to share/compare thematic units being learned, novels being read, field trips being taken, etc.
– Create a blog which provides additional, age-appropriate material on thematic units you study throughout the year. Link to supplemental videos, podcasts and websites to encourage extended learning.
– Create a blog where students list class hypotheses before each class science experiment. When experiment is done, results can be posted and compared to initial hypotheses.
– Create a blog where students post most memorable learning moments on a recent field trip. Could also do a Know – Want to Know – Learned (KWL) activity on the blog.
– Create a blog that archives favorite recipes of each student. To practice math skills, ask students to multiply each recipe so that it would feed the entire class! Post resulting recipes in blog.
– Create a blog that has children reviewing children’s books. (Black, 2008)
Reference: Black, J. (2008). Web 2.0 in the Classroom, 33 Ways to use blogs in your classroom and in an educational setting. http://web20intheclassroom.blogspot.com/2008/10/ways-to-use-blogs-in-your-classroom-and.html
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