April 11: Three examples why it is important for students to post their work to blogs..

My first example is the PS22 chorus which consists of about fifty fifth-graders and is directed by Gregg Breinberg. PS22 is the largest elementary school in Staten Island and has students from all ethnic groups, social and economical backgrounds. The students are assigned to the chorus by auditions. The chorus meets twice a week during school hours to practice. They perform throughout the year at school functions, local events, and on special requests. We were assigned to watch a video of the PS22 chorus for an assignment this week. These kids are so full of talent and energy!!! I watched several of their videos on YouTube and they are truly amazing kids!! The students are so heartfelt with every song they sing. It was a great idea to put their videos on YouTube! It has earned them national attention on news and radio programs. They are such an inspiration to many young students. This is a perfect example of why it is important to teach our students to blog!!


Another example that would help students learn and become more interested in blogging is http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dragonflytv-podcast-pbs-kids/id111037941. This is a program that is ran through iTunes. It shows a variety of lessons that the students have learned. The video that I watched was about Natural Science. The students explored the environment, performed many experiments, and asked their audience to join in with their class projects. These students were very smart and excited about learning and blogging about their lessons and projects.


The last example I found came from a different assignment and I love it. It is called "Teaching Kids to Manage their Digital Footprint - 140 Character Conference Panel Discussion" which is from the The Innovative Educator.The Innovative Teacher. I actually came across this website before noticing it is in one of our upcoming assignments. This website focuses on teaching kids how to manage their Digital Footprint, teaching us why social media curriculum is critical in schools, and why it is important that technology is being used and is going to be used more and more to enhance group discussions and projects through blogging. I am so surprised to see what so many teachers and schools around the world are doing with their classrooms and technology. Their are so many ways to involve your students in technology and I feel that blogging is one of the important, if not the most important, types of technology I have learned since starting this class.