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Hello! My name is Amanda Jackson and I am a 4th grade teacher in Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation. This is my 5th year teaching. I have taught Kindergarten, 3rd, and 4th grade. I attended Purdue University for my bachelors degree. I am currently working on my masters degree from Ball State. I love swimming, golfing, teaching, and shopping. I am currently building a house with my boyfriend of 3 years. It is such an exciting process. We close in May and can't wait to move in.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Issues with Blogging

Blogging may become an issue when parents do not want their students work to be displayed or get onto the internet. Some parents may want to control how their child is communicating on the internet and may not be comfortable with them getting on to a blog and responding to class work. If this is the case, the teacher may have to go back to the more traditional way of writing and responding. The parents need to see the positive effect of writing and responding on a blog. The teacher will have to communicate this to the parents before the student can get onto the blog. The parents will hopefully have a better understanding and will be more willing to allow their child to share their thoughts or work on a blog after talking with the teacher. The parent also need to realize this is not just fun and games. They are actually working on writing and responding. The child may want to post a book review to share with others. This is a positive thing and would help other students pick books.
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5 comments:

  1. Mrs. BazzoniMarch 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Wow! I love the bright colors on this blog. It is very eye catching! The Joke of the Day widget is a neat choice. My students love telling and reading jokes.

    As for your issue with blogging, I have several children in my room who are not allowed on the Internet unattended. With that being said it would be hard to include them in a blogging type activity. I would have to have them work on my computer with me or maybe explain to the parents why it would be important for their children to participate.

    Whitney Bazzoni

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  2. Mrs. BechtoldMarch 31, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Amanda, I really like your design layout and color options. They are bright and engaging, but not overwhelming. I agree with you on your post about how parents need to gain an understanding that when students are on the internet, it can be much more than fun and games. Students are given the opportunity to learn in a variety of ways through reading and also writing. I think if we gave parents the chance to see this in action, they would be more open to the opportunity to use technology in learning.

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  3. Rigney RamblingsApril 3, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Your blog is great. It would be a great to keep this after class and allow your students to read things that you could post on here for them. I agree with what you say about the issues of blogging for students. I know some parents don't want their child's work to be on the internet for all to see.

    Michael Rigney

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  4. Jen SchwitzApril 10, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    We have to have all of our parents sign a consent form allowing thier student to be on the internet. Luckily we very rarely have a parent not allow thier child to use the internet. But, I think if we were to explain the assigment and the reasoning behind it, most parents would agree to let their students on.

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  5. Susan TancockApril 11, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    One of the things I think my daughter would love about blogging is seeing her classmates' comments on her postings. THAT would really motivate her to write.

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