Using Blogs in the Classroom to Encourage Critical Thinking
Warm up: K/W/ Blog chart
Video: Digital Students @ Ananalog Schools
Look at a few classroom blogs:
- The Secret Life of Bees
- Meredith’s Blog
- Journey at Sea
- English and Language Arts
- Substitute Teachers Blog
- Fourth Grade Blog
- Mrs. Emerick’s Eighth Grade Literature Circles
- Literature Circles Blog
- A Weblog integrated into all content areas
- Share-pair: From the examples above, what do you think is a good use of a blog for your classroom situation?
Blog search engines:
- Best of the Web Blogs
- Google Blog Search
- Blog Search
- Share-pair an interesting blog you found, what appeals to you about this blog?
Places to create free classroom blogs:
Closure: How can a blog be used to encourage students to think critically?
