Blogging


    CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT

    Set up a classroom 
o   Desks will be arranged in small groups to help facilitate interaction.

·      Level of partnering (basic, guided or advanced)
o   Basic
§   I will post guiding questions for the students and have them find the information on their own with the help of their classmates.  They will present and discuss their research in a specified time frame.

·      Integration of technology
§  Use of computer to look up information online
§  Build a fossil model of your dinosaur.
§  Design a poster with the information you found about your dinosaur.

·      List 3 guiding questions
§  1. What does your dinosaur’s name mean?
§  2. What time period does your dinosaur come from?
§  3. List 3 facts you did not know about your dinosaur.
§  4. What does your dinosaur’s diet consist of?
§  5.  What are your dinosaur’s order, suborder, and family                

REFLECTION


                I believe blogging is a creative interactive way for students to share their work with one another.  Blogs give students the opportunity to discuss topics outside of the classroom.  It also gives them enough time to think, reflect, and respond to their own work and that of their classmates.  It is also a great tool for teachers to use in their classrooms.  Teachers can post worksheets from class and give updated information that students can get if they are absent.  Teachers can also use blogs to post questions and let their students respond to their questions and their classmates’ answers.  Teachers can also post additional information, videos, or links that relate to lessons if students would like to obtain more information.