Should movies being played in classrooms have to have certain qualifications? Teachers are abusing movies as a resource in classroom. Are they being played for too long, or in the wrong parts of the lesson?
As an RSP Instructional Assistant at a local high school and a future teacher of mathematics who is just finishing my credential, I have seen quite a few teachers who abuse the use of movies in their classrooms. Often times the movies do not seem to fit the appropriate criteria, such as “Finding Nemo” to legitimize its use. However, most teachers I have had the pleasure to work with use this tool appropriately, which provides students with deeper insights into the lesson being taught. I believe that schools should hold teachers accountable for providing justification for the movies they select to enhance any lesson. (MP)
Yes! Classroom blogging is so much fun! Be prepared to spend a lot of time on it. My kids love to look at the videos and pictures I post. I also post their writing on the writing blog for which there is a link on the home page.
I'm a little disappointed, however, that more parents don't get on and make comments on their child's writing. And I'm not sure the children see the comments I leave because they don't really have access to it at school (I have only one computer), and I'm not sure they see them from home.
I use blogspot, and it is quite user friendly. I don't use last names and I don't advertise the name of the school. It would probably be OK, and I see a lot of others who do, but it just gives me a little more piece of mind (silly?). I also monitor all comments. When you embed a video from Youtube that you have created, you have several security options.
Take a look at our class blog at mrsdannecy.blogspot.com. Leave a comment if you like what you see.
What ever kind of blog you create, you want to be really careful about specifics on content you put online. I never ever post kids' pictures or even their names online. You never know what kind of family situations you might be harming by doing so. Plus, lots of schools have parents sign a waiver if they will allow their child's pictures to be printed anywhere on campus.... and by posting pictures, you may be violating that.
I don't want to discourage you in this... if you are going to post content with kids' pictures or names, make it a secure site where parents have a login and password. That will prevent outsiders from viewing your material.
I hope that helped. If you're interested, visit my blog... I created one anonymously for some of the reasons I stated above... and more. [link removed]
On 1/24/12, KELLEY wrote: > Is it a good idea to create a blog for a classroom? What > are the dangers?
Hello Everyone! I was wondering if any of you use social media in your classroom to connect with students or parents? If so, which website or app do you use? Also any tips from those of you who do or have used social media before? Thanks!!
I don't yet, but I have a friend who has ...See MoreOn 9/03/12, Brittany R wrote: > Hello Everyone! > I was wondering if any of you use social media in your > classroom to connect with students or parents? If so, which > website or app do you use? Also any tips from those of you > who do or have used social media before? > Thanks!!
I don't yet, but I have a friend who has a Twitter account. SHe tries to send out at least one tweet a day to let parents know what's going on.
She likes connecting with parents this way, but she only has a few parents following. The ones that do read the tweets seem to appreciate it.
Dr H.On 12/31/12, Sarah wrote: > I'd love to read your blog. Can you post a link here? (I > don't blog, I just read them.)
Hi, I am Dr. H. I'd love it if you read my blog and told me your input. Also, I have a youtube channel where you can watch my experiments for kids on MagicExperiments.co
AngelaWhat a great idea, Sarah! I'd love to browse through a listing of teacher blogs. I've found many online, but there might be some different ones posted here
I thought I'd share my blog on this platform. I use my blog to reflect on teaching strategies and education as a whole. I welcome feedback and look forward to reconnecting with the Teachers.net family!
Your blog looks very clean, easy to navigate with great content. The challenge now is to consistently enrich it by adding good content, as regularly as possible. That's unfortunately where most bloggers fail. Please keep up the good work and continue sharing your thoughts.
As an RSP Instructional Assistant at a local high school and a future teacher of ...See More