Blogs in U.S. Schools
In Santee, CA, at West HillsHigh School, Mr. McDowell is implementing a blog as a resource in his World History class. He has set up various sections that you can click on to access different aspects of his blog. They include: a calendar of events, power point presentations, unit overviews, a syllabus, recent posts that pertain to the subject matter, a list of upcoming assignments with links, and a section where students can view their grades. This is a wonderful tool that he has implemented and I think that it will benefit his students greatly. It will make it easier for his students to keep up with their assignments, explore other areas of history with the available links, and also help them keep on top of their grades. The picture is of students at West Hills High School. This is the link to his blog. http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/bloggingtech/index.htm
In Tennessee, Elizabeth Fullerton is implementing a blog for her students at Central High School. This blog is for her English IV classes. She lists each day a summary of what was covered in class, allows her students to comment on any assignments or class topics, has a class notes section, and links to websites that she finds useful for her students. Her blog is well laid out and is easy to navigate. I feel that I would be able to use this blog to its full potential if I were in her class. I would find it helpful if I missed a day of class to look at the blog and catch up with the notes and with the class summary of events. I also like the fact of the comment section. I think that students will like being able to ask questions to their peers and comment on an assignment. The picture is of a book that the students were assigned to read on August 27, 2008. This is the link to her blog.
In Santee, CA, at West HillsHigh School, Mr. McDowell is implementing a blog as a resource in his World History class. He has set up various sections that you can click on to access different aspects of his blog. They include: a calendar of events, power point presentations, unit overviews, a syllabus, recent posts that pertain to the subject matter, a list of upcoming assignments with links, and a section where students can view their grades. This is a wonderful tool that he has implemented and I think that it will benefit his students greatly. It will make it easier for his students to keep up with their assignments, explore other areas of history with the available links, and also help them keep on top of their grades. The picture is of students at West Hills High School. This is the link to his blog. http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/bloggingtech/index.htm
In Tennessee, Elizabeth Fullerton is implementing a blog for her students at Central High School. This blog is for her English IV classes. She lists each day a summary of what was covered in class, allows her students to comment on any assignments or class topics, has a class notes section, and links to websites that she finds useful for her students. Her blog is well laid out and is easy to navigate. I feel that I would be able to use this blog to its full potential if I were in her class. I would find it helpful if I missed a day of class to look at the blog and catch up with the notes and with the class summary of events. I also like the fact of the comment section. I think that students will like being able to ask questions to their peers and comment on an assignment. The picture is of a book that the students were assigned to read on August 27, 2008. This is the link to her blog.
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Excellent! Ms. Fullerton's blog is very impressive. It is wonderful to see teaching actively involved with their students.
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