Blogging+Ideas

Communication with Parents
Post homework Classroom activities Field trip information General classroom policies Comments could be used to answer frequently asked questions

Creating Dialogs with Students
Students use the comments areas to respond Ask questions about a book being shared in class Have students answer questions posed by the teacher Students share something they have learned in a particular unit of study

Teacher Blogs
Reflective blogs about what works or does not work in the classroom Benefit from thoughtful comments from other educators Sharing philosophies

Writing Prompts
Post a writing prompt for your students to respond to Let students take turns creating the prompts or ideas

Events of the Week
Keep parents and absentees involved by blogging about the week’s events Or let a team of students create a blog entry telling about events of the week This would be especially useful during those first few weeks of school

Reading responses
Have students reflect on a book or story Answer specific questions or relate to their own experiences

Fact of Opinion
Post a statement Let students comment on whether it is a fact or opinion and why

Comment on Social Studies units
Have students reflect on topics they are studying in social studies

Science Experiments
List directions for a science experiment Have students predict what will happen Later they can add comments about their accuracy

Field Trips
Blog about general information Let students add comments with their memories of field trips

Write as if students were different characters
Students add comments as if they were specific characters in a story Students add comments from historical figures

Explain math concepts
Students write work problems and explain how to solve them

Finding math in the real world
Students give examples of using math outside of school

Create a community tour
Write a class blog together along with pictures Students can comment on their favorite places or things to do

Use a blog to introduce a new unit
Let students ask questions about the unit of study before actually beginning

Suggestions for preparing for tests
Students share successful test taking ideas

Creative Writing
Begin a story and let students write their own endings in the comments areas They can also give follow-up comments to other students’ writing

Post images from a digital microscope
Have students guess what the image is