The next site I explored on the international level was for Mr. Al Upton third and fourth grade classes at the Glenelg School, Adelaide, Australia. What Mr. Upton is trying to achieve with his blog is getting his young students involved with communication through the internet. He has provided multiple links that allow students to explore blog making, game making and other forms of communication through the web. Mr. Upton calls his blog “multi-purpose”. He uses his blog for his students, for educational dialogue, and for blog resources and development. He is not only trying to reach out to his children about how a blog could be used in enhancing their educational experiece but also by reaching out to overwhelmed teachers that may be able to uses blogs as a resource for their students as well. How Mr. Upton has integrated blogs into his classroom is by asking students to respond to different subjects of interest on their personal blog. As with Mr. Coyle’s class, this allows the students to share their thoughts and feeling with other students. It was quite interesting reading some of the 8 and 9 year olds blogs. The mind of a child can be quite interesting. You can find Mr. Upton's blog here!
No comments:
Post a Comment