I found some great blogs and websites created by teachers in the U.S. They were prepared for the students in the class to keep up with their classwork/homework and some allowed the students to actually post their ideas and comments. One nicely laid out site was Mr. Langhorst's 8th Grade American History Class. This is a class at South Valley Junior High in Liberty, Missouri. This site was informational and easy to use. It had great pictures of the students using laptops and other electronic equipment to learn about American History. It also had a link to the teacher's blogs and podcasts. He used this as a way to share his lessons and ideas for other teachers. He shows pictures of his classroom and suggests things for other teachers to try.
Another example of blogs being used in the classroom was a Fourth Grade class at O'Neal Elementary School in Missouri. Mrs. Lowe's Fourth Grade Class is a great example of how blogs and websites can be used in an Elementary classroom. Mrs. Lowe provides activities for all subject areas that can be used by the students or other teachers. It lets the students and parents know what is covered in the units or on certain topics. There is also a Students link that allows you to see student blogs. The students read books and then the teacher and students post blogs about the books that they read. I think that this is a great way to get students talking about what they are reading and include technology. Although I am sure that this takes extra time and work, I think that this is a great thing for teachers to have. It can be very helpful to students and parents and is a great way to communicate what they are learning in the classroom.
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