Class Reflection

Looking back it truly does amaze me how much I have learned this semester.  I came into the first class terrified of what was going to be asked of me and if I would be able to accomplish the goals.  Now I just feel excited about all of the cool things that I can share with my own students.  Digital storytelling, blogging, and using a wikispace are things that I will definitely continue to use in my future.  Enjoying the blogging was probably what surprised me the most about this semester.  Through blogging I was able to collect resources from peers and colleagues. I even learned how to store them on Diigo for future use.  My students absolutely adore their class blog and I can't wait to see how they evolve integrating literacy and technology.  This class was relevant and resourceful.  I would recommend it to all fellow educators.

Literacy Project

For my literacy project I decided to use Kidblog to create a class blog.  I have to say that it went very well and I was pleasantly surprised at how well my students were able to navigate to their page right away.  The first task was to create a blog post about their favorite animal and give at least two details about why it was their favorite animal.  The students were so excited to start and I really only had to help a few after modeling how to accomplish the task.  I can really see how beneficial this tool is going to be for helping them with editing and also with communicating to an audience through technology.  Our next steps are going to be to respond to blog posts both with our peers in class and also in another class.  My intention is to use the blog both as a classroom resource and a communication tool.  I love it and so do they!

Check it out!
Mrs. Bohle's Class Blog