Ideas for Using Blogs
How can I use a blog as a teacher?
Test student understanding
Update parents
Homework directions
Teacher to Teacher blogs
Newsletter
Post resources or reminders
“About me” page
Discussion Board
Study Tips
Community Activities
Recommend Books
Update absent students
Organization
How can I have my students use blogs?
Post questions
Literary discussions
Journals
Profile
Personal interests
Connect to community
Pen Pals
Map Mashing: Use #1 – Take your students around the world!
A technology that I am excited to use in my future classrooms is map mashing.One possible way to use the technology (such as Google Maps) is to create a virtual field trip. When you cannot physically visit a place, going there virtually can be an exciting alternative if it is done right.
This could work in a lot of ways from posting pictures, text, and audio that you create, or using virtual tours created by museums or other institutions but using the map mashing to organize it. View a sample tour of Washington D.C. and the three branches of government that I created. Later, I will be creating my own tours and elaborating on this post.
