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I am looking for ideas for our K-6 teachers on what they can write about for their classroom
blogs. This is NOT for student blogging ideas, but it is for teachers that have a blog they share
with parents, students, and staff. Please share any examples of classroom blogs and if you
have any ideas for writing in them, please add below. Please feel free to add your twitter name
beside your idea and or blog. Please make them as general or specific as you like.
Category - Other?
1. Blog about their changing pedagogy or teaching practice. For early childhood teachers:
how play fits into their classroom, or how parents can help children develop early literacy
skills at home (@mrsmaley)
2. How teachers use art, music, drama, etc. in their classroom. I have found that posts on
using art in the classroom have been very popular on my own blog.(@wmchamberlain)
3. Blog about Edtech topics and experiences for attendees of your PD classes.
(@kellysmith6)
4. Building on @mrsmaley’s point, share the research you are reading which is currently
informing your instruction and discuss the connections between the current research in
your field and the way you are teaching. (@katyvance)
5. Write about what is going on in your life and how it changes your views on education,
students or life in general. Students and parents get to know you and your students see
that you write about daily life, too! (@kelalford)
6. Share what you are passionate about learning. Ask for reader comments about what
they are passionate about. Use this with the kids to help them identify a passion of
theirs. (@acmcdonaldgp)
7. Use the Blog as a Learning to Learn Tool. What do they find interesting about
HOW they are learning what they are learning, what observations do they have
about the challenges they faced - how do they overcome them etc (@theavanos)
8. Use Wikipedia to expose the benefits of critical thinking by analysing, reviewing and
editing posts. (@briankotts)
9. Share a slideshow of a classroom activity that demonstrates a student teacher in action.
This informs and reassures parents and is great for the student teacher’s portfolio.
(@jansmith)
10. Write a letter to your class about your hopes and dreams or what you learned
over the summer; show them you are human - and excited (@4thgrdteach)
11. Let the whole blog become the learning hub of your classroom. Link to others. Connect
with others. Demonstrate through the @replies in your comments that the blog is a place
of dialogue.
12. Use your classroom blog as a node of connection to another group (or groups)
of learners. (See one class challenging another to a kind of math duel, here:
http://cnps2.edublogs.org/2010/09/06/mathletics-challenge/) (via @butwait)
13. Use your blog as a place to reflect on your own journey as a learner (e.g. http://
taylorslearningblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-our-way-to-becoming-learning-school.html
)
Individual Blogs:
● Aviva Dunsiger (@grade1) - http://avivadunsiger.blogspot.com - Grade 1 Blog
● Pernille Ripp (@4thgrdteach) - http://www.mrsripp.tumblr.com
● David Fleming (@mrdfleming) - http://misterfleming.com/
● Angela Cunningham (@kyteacher) - http://blogs.bullittschools.org/iclassroom/
● Jill Fisch (@jillfisch) - http://jillfisch.edublogs.org/
● Conchi Fuentes (@conchifm) - http://eiris.edublogs.org/
● Louise Winsor (@louwinsr) - http://www.eastwood.nsw.edu.au/kinderclips
● Jennifer Pearson (@mrsjpearson) 3rd grade http://
www.pearsonclassroom.blogspot.com
● Jan Smith (@jansmith) http://huzzah.edublogs.org
● The Smarties (@lisagallin) http://thesmarties2.blogspot.com
● Wm Chamberlain (@wmchamberlain) http://mrcsclassblog.blogspot.com/
● Mary Kreul (@MaryKK) - Wisconsin Grade 4 http://www.mskreul.edublogs.org
● Room 7 Super Scoopers, Dunedin NZ- sharing our current learning, thinking and
activities. Communication and homework via our team wiki page. (@MrsBee12)
● Eddie Thompson (@thompseg)- http://mrthompsonsclassroom.posterous.com 2nd grade
● Dave Hill (@hilld) - http://hilld.edublogs.org/ info on grade 6 science class
● Karla Duff (@teacher6th) http://spottoread.blogspot.com
● Kathy Cassidy (@kathycassidy) http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337
● Joe Stahl (@jrsteach) http://mrstahlkindergarten.blogspot.com
● Sue Wyatt (@tasteach) Kids in the Mid grade 6/7 IT classes
● Lauren Lockyer (@LaurenFLockyer) http://bit.ly/1Lblog
● Geri Coats @gericoats: http://coatsclassroomblog.blogspot.com 9th grade ELA
● Jen Roberts @jenroberts1 http://imdoingmyhomework.blogspot.com/ American Lit -11th
grade
● Audrey Nay @sandynay http://parents-partnersinlearning.blogspot.com/
Parents-Partners in teaching and leaning (support and guidance for parents)
● http://www.audreynay.com/ Teacher Talk- Embracing 21C Challenges ( feeding our
teachers with updated learning practices and ideas)
● http://favouriteweb20things.blogspot.com/ These are a few of my favourite web2.0 things (
introducing web 2.0 tools to interested teachers out there)
● Pam Thompson @pam_thompson http://thompson67.edublogs.org/ Room 13 Year 6/7
class in Adelaide
● Shane Freeman- http://mrfreeman.shorturl.com
● Jaki Braidwood (@5_Alive) http://rippleeffect.edublogs.org (Grade 6/7)
● Patrick Johnson (@patmjohnson) http://www.mynetclass.com/ (Grade 2)
● Paul Gray (@paulegray) http://bit.ly/2GBlog (Grade 2)
● Mary Bell Classroom Blog for French I - 5 students
● Beth Diaz http://2bflyingpigs.blogspot.com/ 2nd grade blog from all boys’ school!
● Meenoo Rami (@sapereaude) http://mrami.edublogs.org/ - High School English Blog
● J.M. Holland (@jmholland) http://emergentlearner.com/ also formerly http://circle-
time.blogspot.com/ Head Start Child Development Specialist.
Collections/Directories:
● Edublogs’ directory of elementary/primary classblogs is here: http://edublogs.org/blog-
directory/directoryelementary/ (via @butwait) (and folks can add their blog(s) to the
directory if they want to, here: http://bit.ly/2010classblogs )
● Not a classroom blog but I just linked my pre-service teachers in - https://
sites.google.com/site/cep452fall2010/ (Ira Socol)
● @pysproblem81’s list of edu-blogs: http://classroom201x.wordpress.com/teaching-links/
teaching-blogs/
● @cybraryman1’s list of edu-blogs: http://cybraryman.com/blogs.html
● Classes taking part in the bi-annual student/class blogging challenge - Sept. 2010