I had the opportunity to look into an assignment by my instructor about blogging use by students in grades k-12. i was amazed. i knew students used computers but i was struck by the grand use of electronic communication with students via this blogging tool, a virtual blackboard. No more need for shame in going to the front of the class to ask the teacher a question whether private or public.
I looked at the blogging tool presentation he made as teacher of the year in December 2007 at the National council for social studies teachers in San Diego, CA. Mr. Lanchorst presented a slide show titled "Why is my classroom web 2.0. In his slide show he exhibited the use of blogging for his students of his 8th grade history class to engage them in the act of history. For example students were allowed to do a mini video of a scene from the Boston Massacre by writing the scripts themselves. This sure beats reading about it and not being able to identify with something of the past that students don't feel concerns them. Acting it out puts thems right in the heat of the moment making it action not history.
Also, students complete reading assignments and post their report in comment form to a classroom blog available for view by kids in their classroom and around the world. I view this tool as an expanded way for kids to allow their ideas to receive agreement or rebuttal in an open forum which matures them in a unique fashion. Where they can't hear adults, they listen to their own kind. I can see how this guy got to be teacher of the year. He's teaching the method this generation of students understand at every level and yet propell them future ready. One slide showed a book page labeled "read write and web"; too cute. I don't know how to cut and paste pics from this site but take a look see: http://www.slideshare.net/elanghorst/ncss-2007-why-my-classroom-is-20
Cynthia
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