I enjoyed viewing the following blog.  “What’s happening in Room ” as I thought it was very pleasant to look at and informative to the reader.  As a parent of a student in this classroom, I would feel like I was a part of the classroom.

I also enjoyed “Mrs. Buboltz’s Blog” as she was has a very organized presentation of her classroom.  The blog was easy to navigate and made sense to me as the reader.  I also felt she assigned worthwhile tasks for her students.  It is important the students read and then review books.

These blogs gave me ways to effectively communicate to parents and the teaching staff information and happenings in the school.  I would also like to incorporate after school programming information and student success stories for the week.

What a great way to get feedback from your students.  So often a teacher has to deal with the paper shuffle or the difficulty a child may have communicating using paper and pencil that our ability to assess a student is hindered.  While the art of formally writing can not be dismissed, blogs allows for the much needed communication that needs to occur between the student and teacher.  I appreciated the comment and have experienced first hand learning while teaching a concept as well.  I also value the idea that blogging allows the students to have a voice.  The students who still want or need to be heard in a classroom will still continue while those who are more comfortable communicating via blogging will be added.  I am hoping this generation of children begin to realize how powerful they can be, by recording, sharing, and reflecting on their own thoughts.