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Teaching a 1/2 day kindergarten program for the past two years has allowed me little, if any, time to introduce my students to technology. They have never even been into the computer lab at my school. However, the Boulder Valley School District is implementing a new Social Studies curriculum this year and technology is a sizeable piece of the standards.
I will be teaching first graders this coming fall and although they will be going to computer lab once a week, using blogs and powerpoints are just not appropriate tools of technology at this age, in my opinion. What is more appropriate is learning how to navigate the web and getting used to the keyboard and such things.
However, I have been thinking about how I could use a blog to communicate with parents and let them know of the happenings in the classroom now that I know how to set one up. Could be kinda fun... and the parents could post comments/suggestions after reading. Up until this point, I've considered myself to be sort of technologically challenged in the classroom, but I think I'm starting to come around. It's probably going to happen sooner than later, so I might as well get on the techno ball and start goin!
Stefani,
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! It could replace the tired old newsletter. I have thought about using a blog to communicate with parents as well, sort of like a running commentary. Tiny snippets and photos and wonderful things that kids say. I am wondering how to do it in a way that is more interactive than this type of site allows. I am sure the tools exist, I just need to figure out the details.
could be a lotta fun!
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