More Adventures in Ed Tech with ESL learners
12 years ago
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
I am excited about all the possibilities that blogging holds for my students. I understand that this is a learning curve that I must take at a reasonable and cautious speed. I would like to begin by introducing the class blog as an informational page for students and parents. Information including, up coming school dates, deadlines and group meetings. I think I would include a math or science "problem of the week" for all to ponder and respond to. I have a colleague in the same building that is willing to have her students respond to a weekly question posed to and answered by my classes. I am still thinking through the idea of showcasing student work. This will be a project for the coming year. I am comfortable with using the digital camera in class to capture some of the activities the students are engaged in; I'm not sure what I'd do with this to showcase it however. While I currently teach Kindergarten to fifth grade, math and science, I believe I would like to begin with the fifth graders and expand to younger grades as I gain experience. I am looking to pioneers like Anne Davis, "The Write Weblog" for ideas and inspiration.
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I like the " reasonable and cautious speed!! I read all of this at night and think of all the great things I want to do, but then the next busy day of curriculum requirements, deadlines and paperwork take all of my time and energy. I do want to set up a blog with one of my smaller, more cooperative classes. I also think we have to be careful to protect against possible improper comments or interpretations. I am still trying to think of the safeguards I will put in place.
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ReplyDeleteAllowing students to respond to problems collaboratively on the internet would deepen the thought processes as each student builds on the other. I would be concerned about being able to safeguard against inappropriate comments. Another difficulty I see is being able to give the students credit for their work without giving them credit for someone else's work.
ReplyDeleteI am taking it slow too. I teach second grade so I have to keep it very simple. Second graders love to learn so they should thoroughly enjoy this. I am going to have to take small baby steps for the rest of the year.
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Mark
Cathhgy- I may need to colaborate with you on safeguards that we can put in place to protect all students. I think this is the biggest bump in the road for me right now.
ReplyDeleteGive your students more credit. I can't tell you how advanced they can be when it comes to the computer. My friend's daughter was only two years old, and was already getting onto the computer and playing games. All these students would need is a little set-up instruction and a little practice and they would be off and running. I do agree, however, that safety is key to anything on the internet.
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