Little Kids...Big Potential and Skype Interview with Ms.Cassidy
I've been seriously considering keeping a class blog when I am a teacher, so I very much enjoyed hearing about Ms. Cassidy's experiences with it. In order to protect her students' identities on the class blog she only used first names and did not attach pictures to their names(this was also stated by the students in "Little Kids...Big Potential"). I feel like this a clever way to keep them safe while online, and is something I will probably use as well with a class blog. Ms. Cassidy also expressed how positive blogging has been for her students. The website she uses allows students to see how many page views they have had. As seen in the video, their viewers can also comment on the blog posts. Her students have also learned comment etiquette; students know that since their comments will be viewable by everyone they should only post nice things. To me this seems like it will both boost their confidence about their blogs and teach them to constructively critique their peers. Ms. Cassidy also teaches her students where to click on websites to access the materials she wants them to(without going to an unsafe site).
Having your students blog is a great idea! They learn so much with just one tool- the blog! Safety is also very important so don't forget code names! :]
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ReplyDeleteI too have a desire to have a class blog. Mrs. Cassidy’s first graders have proven that age does not matter when it comes to being able to incorporate technology as a normal routine in the day-to-day classroom activities. How encouraging! Not only can six year olds benefit from comment etiquette, we can as well. Mrs. Cassidy’s advice is appropriate for EDm 310 students, educators, and students of all ages!