Once I start reading blogs, it is hard for me to stop! Blogging is addicting- it is like reality TV. I have used blogging with my students in my classroom and I really enjoy it. I think the students enjoy it also. It is a different form of communication and one that students today feel very comfortable using. When setting up blogs in the classroom, I found out that almost all of my students have actual blogs of their own that they use for personal use. I had them set up a seperate blog account for school instead of using their personal blog.
One way that we used blogs in the classroom was with vocabulary. I had each student post a question on their blog using a vocabulary word. Each student then had to go through and reply to 5 classmates question about their vocabulary word. It was easy for me to see if they were understanding and using the word correctly. I think that this sticks with them much better than for example, writing down the definition five times, or something along those lines.
Reading a blog is kind of like reading a magazine to me- nothing too heavy, just light, enjoyable reading. One of the blogs that I enjoyed reading in this activity was the Duck with a blog http://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/2nd-grade-duck-theories/. I really liked the different stories that the kids came up with about the duck. That activity could actually work for any age group- not just second graders.
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