International School #1
The first international blog I found was by a teacher named Mr. Gary Coyle at The American Embassy School in New Delphi, India. It is used for his eighth grade Humanities class. He has them exploring a theme per quarter that addresses the concept of power. He posts a question each quarter and each student has to respond. He also includes a class hall of fame where he posts some of the best answers. In addition he includes links to his weekly assignments.
I think that Mr. Coyle has done a wonderful job with this blog and I find it very interesting that even children in India are blogging. He has done a great job with getting his students to use the Internet as an additional source to the classroom. He seems to really be getting them to think and I am sure in return his classrooms scores reflect it. I love the idea of having a class hall of fame. This makes the students want to do their best so that they can be included. It also allows students to feel proud of them for the good job they have done.
http://mrcoyle.edublogs.org/
International School #2
The second international blog I found was a website called epals. This sight allows students and teachers from all over the world to communicate. Not only is there blogging but also projects, email, and forums. I think that this is one of the best sights I have found. Using this in the classroom can take education to a whole different level. Teachers and students can exchange ideas with more than just the people around them but with some of the best teachers and students of the world. I find it very fascinating that in my classroom in the U.S. I can connect my students with another classroom in China or anywhere else. This is a great way to get new ideas and different perspectives on all types of subjects.
http://www.epals.com/
The first international blog I found was by a teacher named Mr. Gary Coyle at The American Embassy School in New Delphi, India. It is used for his eighth grade Humanities class. He has them exploring a theme per quarter that addresses the concept of power. He posts a question each quarter and each student has to respond. He also includes a class hall of fame where he posts some of the best answers. In addition he includes links to his weekly assignments.
I think that Mr. Coyle has done a wonderful job with this blog and I find it very interesting that even children in India are blogging. He has done a great job with getting his students to use the Internet as an additional source to the classroom. He seems to really be getting them to think and I am sure in return his classrooms scores reflect it. I love the idea of having a class hall of fame. This makes the students want to do their best so that they can be included. It also allows students to feel proud of them for the good job they have done.
http://mrcoyle.edublogs.org/
International School #2
The second international blog I found was a website called epals. This sight allows students and teachers from all over the world to communicate. Not only is there blogging but also projects, email, and forums. I think that this is one of the best sights I have found. Using this in the classroom can take education to a whole different level. Teachers and students can exchange ideas with more than just the people around them but with some of the best teachers and students of the world. I find it very fascinating that in my classroom in the U.S. I can connect my students with another classroom in China or anywhere else. This is a great way to get new ideas and different perspectives on all types of subjects.
http://www.epals.com/
3 comments:
Hi Genny...
Thanks for the kind assessment of our class blog. Starting and maintaining this blog has been one of the most important things I have done professionally. It has not only extended student learning and increased motivation, but also through commenting to their child's blog involved parents more in the process.
It is great to see that as a pre-service teacher you are being asked to look carefully at technology integration. It really can transform your instruction!
Good luck with your studies!
-Gary
Hi, Genny,
I wanted to let you peek into a blog that was used last spring between a class in China and a class in San Diego. These are high school classes, and these two teachers have been collaborating through ePals for seven years! They allow people to look at "last year's" blog postings.
http://sites.epals.com/cpauchnick
Also the elementary teachers in Seminole County Schools (northeast of Orlando, FL) are setting up blogs for their students through ePals SchoolBlog. This is coming from the district office. Martin County FL (just north of Palm Beach) is also moving to have blogs for all teachers through SchoolBlog.
I like blogs as a way to get students to post info "behind the wall"...where only those authorized can see it. Then, students can post photos of themselves and the whole world can't see them, just the students in the other classroom they are working with. It's so amazing to see what another school looks like and their classroom, playground, etc.
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