Thing # 3

Now that I have created a blog, the use of one in the classroom is a great idea. There is so much information on the web that teachers can use in their classroom and having a blog is a great way to share what I have learned and what I am using in my classroom with other teachers so that they can do the same. I can also follow other teachers, learning and gaining new ideas that I can implement in my classroom. Another way that I could use a blog in my future classroom would be for communication with the students and their parents about what is going on in the classroom. This would also save a lot of trees since teachers are constantly sending home notes and paperwork about upcoming events in the classroom, what the parents can do at home to work with their children, what the students are learning about, and/or needs in the classroom. Parental involvement is so vital in the learning process and this gives the parents an easy outlet to communicate with their child's teacher as well as be able to stay on top of all that is going on in the classroom. I think I have just convinced myself to start one when I start teaching :)