Blogs in the Classroom

Blogs can be used many ways in the elementary school classroom. Depending on the age of my students I could use a blog to communicate with my students about assignments or projects or any changes I think they should know about. I think that I would find blogs more helpful in communicating with parents rather than students. I could post details about upcoming school events such as class parties and assembles. A blog would be a great way to contact parents about field trips and to gather volunteers. You could also post the homework assignments for the day so that parents and/or students could see what is due the next day. Personally, I can see myself using a blog as more of a general communication tool. I think it would be good to make sort of a "newsletter" once a week that contains a summary of what the students accomplished this week and what to prepare for for the upcoming week. This would be a great way to keep in touch with all of your students parents and avoid a lot of questions coming through emails.

A Little About Me

I would really like to be a kindergarten teacher. I know that those jobs are sometimes hard to come by, so my other preferences are 1st and 2nd grade. Since I will be an elementary school teacher I don't really have a specific subject I am focusing on, but I always liked math.

I have wanted to be an elementary school teacher ever since I was in elementary school myself. I have always enjoyed working with those that are younger than me and I think that one of the best feelings is when you can see a person succeed with something you taught them. I have encountered this situation many times while working at a day care and it is the highlight of my job. I cant wait until I have a class of my own and all I will be doing is teaching students and, hopefully, seeing them succeed and grow every day.