Blogs in the Classroom

As technology is advancing, it is our responsibility to incorporate it (as much as possible) into our classroom. A blog is a great way to have constant contact with classmates and teachers. I teach 9th grade Algebra, which can be a very confusing subject for some students. Math can be a tough subject. However, if I were to create a classroom blog students would be able to post their questions about certain problems. In addition, I could post daily announcements, notes and assignments. This way, if students are absent or miss a class, they can easily access what we did in class. I think it would make my life a little easier because I wouldn't have 5 students coming to me each day asking "What did we do?" Has anyone ever tried this? I would be interested to see if it works. Also, the great thing about a blog is that you can create a user name, so students can ask questions using their user name. I know that some students may be embarrassed or too shy to ask certain question, they may think their question is “dumb”. However, using a blog they can be anonymous. By having students interact on a blog, it will also give me a better idea of how students are doing. If there are several questions on a similar topic, then I know I need to spend more time on that subject. Has anyone created a blog for a math class out there? If so, how did you use it? Did it work? Anyone got any ideas? I would love to hear them.

Back to School

Welcome back! to all you teachers out there! If you're week went anything like mine, I'm sure you are feeling extremely tired. Hang in there! It will get easier. The first two weeks are crazy.