Blogs in My Classroom

As a Kindergarten teacher my idea of utilizing blogs in my classroom is by starting small, getting students more involved with the internet.  How I would do this is by showing off my work and the things that are possible by using blogs.  I would also display student work and talk about how to get work displayed this would be a great way for me to discuss the rubric for what Kindergarten work looks like.  The content areas that I would really like to display would be writing and science, in the future however; I might add more.  The purpose of the blog would be to build student knowledge on technology and how utilizing the resources we have in our classroom can benefit us in so many ways.  Although it is not a place for student interaction about content, it is a place to showcase student work as well as sharing with the community.  Using a blog will enhance the lesson by allowing me to access information such as saved student work, activities, online articles, photos, links and sites that might not be readily available in my classroom.  My rationale as to why a blog is a good tool for the instructional context is because students need to be more aware that books and tools in the classroom is not the only means of learning in today’s society.  Allowing them to see how blogs work at such a young age will hopefully inspire them to want to learn more and to get more involved with learning.