Classroom Websites
MEMBERS
5 Members

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Start a new discussion...
I use a class blog for my first grade class, rather than a website. It's not a teacher blog--I'm not sharing my thoughts or ideas about teaching. Instead, I'm highlighting student learning.

My main purpose for the blog is to communicate with parents, to help them see what we are doing in the classroom. The second purpose is to provide a real audience for my students, especially for their writing.

My district is fairly affluent--most families have computer/Internet access. For the one or two who don't, I send paper copies of weekly newsletters and we also view the blog at school.

I send the link to the blog to the families of my student each week, letting them know the blog has been updated. (My district requires weekly emailed newsletters.) I also include my principal when I send out the link, so he can check it out as well.

I'm hoping the link to the blog works. If not, you can cut and paste: [link removed]

Michelle
Teri On 7/10/11, Moon wrote: > I use a class blog for my first grade class, rather than a > website. It's not a teacher blog--I'm not sharing my > thoughts or ideas about teaching. Instead, I'm highlighting > student learning. > > My main purpose for the blog is to communicate with > parents, to help them see what we are doing in th...See More
Jul 10, 2011
Moon I only post first name (and last initial if necessary). None of the photos show students' faces. Before starting the blog, I asked parents to sign permission forms allowing this; all of them did.

I will also add that this was allowed this year; I got approval from my principal beforehand. Some policies are currently under review. I don't ...See More
Jul 10, 2011


Teacher Chatboards

States

Subject Areas

Language Arts

Foreign Language