Blogs taking a seat in, out of classrooms (Chicago Tribune article)
There was an article in the Chicago Tribune yesterday titled Blogs taking a seat in, out of classrooms (free registration required to view article). They used some of Will Richardson’s favorite words – connecting, communicating, and community. They also gave a list of educators/bloggers which Will recommends:
http://mt.middlebury.edu/middblogs/ganley/bgblogging
www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/
I read with interest the views of the technology coordinator from District 211 as my sons go there. I would love to see the educators in this excellent district take advantage of this tool.
Two interesting applications were given from other school districts:
First Grade – “There is a scientist and environmental children’s author living on an island near Washington State named Ron Hirschi who sent us a piece of sea creature in a box with clues to help my 1st graders identify what it was,” Newton said. “We blog back and forth with him, and my kids sent him things with clues to see if he could identify them.”
High School – At the high school level, Frances Harris, a librarian at the University Laboratory High School in Urbana, says the blog site at her school allows students to comment and interact with the student newspaper.
I will add these to my educational example page.
