I am a big fan of blogs. They have provided a wealth of information and support for me both professionally and in our crazy adoption world life. Blogs have made me feel less isolated and inspired me. I really like the idea of a classroom blog but not one that just I blog to but one that we create as a class.
Here are some I love:
GeekyMomma http://macmomma.blogspot.com/
Get your hankies out for her classroom blog and digital goodbye to her class http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/mrskolbert/2010/06/03/a-digital-goodbye/
and on the adoption and asian culture front:
Laugh out loud funny adoptive family fun http://salsainchina.blogspot.com/
Grace Lin (the chinese american children's author and illustrator... careful... it's easy to fall in love with her!) http://www.outergrace.blogspot.com/
OK and perhaps not too popular with this demographic but... I was raised by hippies and... feel strongly about this issue... it's about the right balance, people ;) She has some wicked good "unplugged" ideas.
http://unplugyourkids.com/
and of course I blog at http://www.lalaandpie.blogspot.com/
Wikis... they get more complex. My teaching partner has used them mostly to discuss classroom issues (behavioral primarily). I really like the idea of using them to develop a supplement to learning materials available in the classroom. They just seem a bit too complex for my middle school kiddos. I'll have to play around before I make a final judgement.
Another one I read once in a while is "It's Not All Flowers and Sausages" (http://itsnotallflowersandsausages.blogspot.com/)
ReplyDeleteShe's an elementary teacher, and sometimes is just hysterical.
I agree with you -- I like blogs for all of the creativity they inspire and for the fact that middle schoolers might find the whole process more accessible than working in/on a wiki!
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