Chapter 1: The Read/Write Web
In chapter 1, it talks about how our ability to publish content online will force us to rethink the way we communicate with our students. It will also change how we deliver the curriculum and how we set expectations of our students. I agree with this. In my first student teaching placement (a 3rd grade classroom), the teacher kept a "class website" with up-to-date information, including student birthdays, umcoming events, what they are learning, book clubs, and she even had pictures of the students. Obviously, we need to be careful about publishing our students' names and pictures online. We must have their parent or guardian sign a release form to be able to use their name or picture. We just have to use common sense about keeping our students safe.
It is great that we now have tools such as Weblogs, wikis, podcasting, etc. to teach our students with. We have to learn to keep up with our students in this fast-paced world and technology-rich environment.
Chapter 2: Weblogs: Pedagogy and Practice
"A Weblog is an easily created, easily updated Website that allows an author to publish instantly to the internet from any internet connection." The book says it takes only as much skill as sending an email. It is really that easy.
I enjoyed the list of classroom uses of Weblogs at the end of Chapter 2. This list will come in handy when I begin teaching in my own classroom!
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A classroom website sounds great. I wonder how much time it takes to maintain?
ReplyDeleteThe potential for being connected as a community outside of school with the parents and anyone necessary is so great. I talked with Matt about this- what a day when a community drives the school rather than the school drives the community.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a class website! I would think it would be exciting, both as a student and as a parent, to be able to go online and see pictures of the class and know what is going on in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI also really love the class website idea. I think it would be a nice reference for students, and fun to look at the birthdays and other information. I would love to do this in my classroom and think it would be useful and fun! It would also be great for parents. I know I would love being able to stay updated on what's going on in my child's classroom, and having a class website would be a really easy way to accomplish this, since you can't visit the class or conference with the teacher everyday!
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