I’m here with k-2 teachers, who are learning to use blogs as part of the ramp-up to a 1:1 laptop program next year. I’m asking these three familiar questions (as usual, participant responses are in italics):
1. What is a blog? a journal, a log on the web, it’s interactive, communication tool…
2. What is the read/write web? a blog? the ability to comment back on what you just read…
3. What might these technologies mean for you and your students? communication… a way to develop writing skills, a way to keep in touch when outside the classroom, a place to exchange ideas…
So, they’ve got some great ideas off the bat, and we’re off to the races.