Technology in Daily Instruction

These days I am thinking a lot about how teachers can use blogs in daily communication- within and outside the classroom, just like the traditional Newsletters and Weekly Briefs.  The greatest advantage of using blogs in school is that it is a 2 way interaction.  Print and e-mail can circulate information, but blogs are a good way to start classroom conversations in the 21^st century- now wonder it is called the ‘Read-Write Web!’ 

Teachers can establish a class blog to communicate with students, parents and other educators.  Parents can get class information (tests, field trips, other events etc.) and ask questions if they need more information on a specific topic.  Also all parents can see the blog and the answers to this question thereby disseminating information across the class community.  Teachers can post supplementary materials and information- like schedules and information for sports teams or after school clubs. 

Older students can have and maintain personal blogs, which in turn can be linked to the class blog- this helps to share ideas and comments helping reflection and collaboration among the learners.  All classroom/instructional blogs should connect to the content and learning strategies.  Different classes can have their blogs, enhancing sharing and collaborating further. 

Another educational use for blogs will be to increase communication between teachers- sharing blogs between teachers within the same grade level or content area encourage sharing of ideas with colleagues.  This can even be between teachers from different countries!Now, I am seeing a really good picture of a future classroom , or may I call it blogroom!