Blogging In My Curriculum

I feel that with multiple exposures to concepts, students become fluent with it and are able to make connections to extend their learning. Using the blog to enhance what I am teaching creates another avenue for my students to learn new concepts and review old ones. I have added sites to improve skills such as adding coins, and telling time, skills essential to everyday life. Part of my curriculum is technology usage. Getting my students interactive with the computer, and using search engines completes those standards as well. I would like to get my students on the computer to work on their written stories and use publishing programs to illustrate them to become a finished piece of work or art. I have many ideas on how to integrate blogging into my curriculum, now is the time to make it happen!

Blogging In My Classroom

Blogging is a brand new idea for me. I have some experience with e-class, but it faded away. Therefore, I am hoping to integrate this user friendly site into my classroom on a weekly basis. I would like to have the students access the web games and search engines from my blog. I feel that this would ensure that the students are using student-safe sites, since I've previewed all of them. I would also like to learn how to insert or upload my newsletter file to my blog, so that parents who access my blog can view it and any reminders I have for them there. I am sure this addition to my classroom will keep up the excitement in my classroom.

Favorite Website

My favorite website I found for interactive use with my students is bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2. It provided a number of interactive activities for my students to enhance their learning of community helpers, the government, our Nation, American Symbols, and much more. It was not overwhelming to navigate through and provided links for more information, all student friendly and safe to use on internet.

Welcome 2nd graders

You are going to love computer time! Please stay on task and be careful not to distract others from enjoying their time here! SMILE!