Blogging in the classroom poses so many opportunities in boggles my mind. The first idea that came to mind is the expansion to the common activity of sending a ‘toy’ home with the student of the week in Kindergarten. Normally a book is sent in a bag with a stuffed animal so the family can share a week of their family life with their classmates via the stuffed animal’s participation in family events. Blogging can really add a dimension to the family involvement as family members at a distance, relations from other countries and video options come into possibility. Family computer literacy and involvement can also start here, possibly easing that transition if it has not already occurred.
Children can also learn to do some minor computer functions in case they have had little exposure at home. Due to the prevalence of computers in homes, it is important for Kindergartens and grade one classrooms to equalize skills in this area as soon as possible; minimizing this socioeconomic status issue.
These are two of innumerable opportunities that Blogging offers the Kindergarten and grade one classrooms.
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