In my pre-kindergarten classroom, I would create a classroom blog to communicate with parents, post student work, and provide a resource network. November in Web Literacy for Educators tell us “[r]esearch suggests that parental involvement is a huge indicator of a student’s success in school” (November, 2008). I feel that a blog would give me a better platform to communicate with parents then a paper copy of my usual newsletter.
Independent blogging is beyond the ability of my pre-emergent readers and writers however; I do feel that they would benefit from participating in the creation process, as well as making post and responding to comments through sentence dictation, Podcasts and digital photograph. Academically speaking, blogging classroom events would give my students the opportunity to practice such skills as restating, retelling, and communicating for a specific purpose.
Blogging is our opportunity as educators to change the face of how America’s youth view writing. It is an excellent way to spark student interest and foster independent thinking because students feel valued and empowered. Dr. Thornburg calls creativity the “cornerstone element of education”. (Laureate Education, Inc., 2007). As a pre-kindergarten teacher, I am a firm believer that the process of how one achieves success is far greater than the product.
Resources
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2007). Understanding the Impact of Technology on Education, Work, and Society [Motion picture]. Teacher as professional. Baltimore.
November, A. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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