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http://chsanatomy2012.blogspot.com/

This is the blog I set up for my kids to post reflections last

year. I teach Anatomy and Physiology through the lens of
health and wellness so many of my assignments are
challenges to improve your health and reflect over that
challenge. I will start a new one for this years students.

Students also have their own blog as an ongoing portfolio.

Jodie Deinhammer

@jdeinhammer
http://jnewbio.edublogs.org/
Students in my AP Bio class use it to write
about recently published research in Biology.
Jen Newitt
@jnewbio
http://digitalcrowsnest.wordpress.com/
http://kidblog.org/MrHladioLanguageArts8/

Our blog is used to expand classroom

discussion, to reflect following research and
film study, and student blogs provide an outlet
for creative writing and sharing independent
reading.
Mike Hladio
@mhladio20
http://oppsmrfinney.blogspot.com

1. As a starting point for literacy activities

2. As a communication tool for parents
3. As a showcase for learning and student
engagement in school

Neil Finney
@igniteincite
http://paulclarkenorthvan.blogspot.ca

I think of my class blog as mostly parent-focused, with

homework, suggested activities, photos and videos from
the day to try and give parents a feel for what and how their
children are learning with me. I also link to a separate blog
which is entirely student written. Those blogs provide an
opportunity for me to teach online etiquette, and for the
students to write for an authentic audience from around the
world with teacher moderation.

Paul Clarke
@Paul__Clarke
http://www.sigmatms.blogspot.com/

We use our blog to showcase student work,

keep friends and parents updated on what is
happening and celebrate our classroom and
school achievements. Our blog is edited by our
students so it helps them practice their writing,
grammar, editing and word choice. The
ClustrMap shows the students that their work is
being viewed by a world-wide audience.

The Sigma Team

http://writeoutloud.edublogs.org

Conversations and musings in sixth grade

English. Students post weekly responses and
engage in conversation as part of a writing
workshop program.
@acobb

A Cobb
https://sites.google.com/site/radermachermath/home

I use my blog to update my students of

assignments, share classroom documents,
gather student information with Google forms,
and keep students organized for math class!

@ms_radermacher

Kristin Radermacher
mrsdavisbilltown.weebly.com/blog.html

I use the blog section of my website for

students to write to me (for a grade; with
specific requirements) and each other about
books they are reading. They can also
nominate books for our state Reading award.
Last year they did this through our librarian's
site & LOVED it. I'm excited to see how they
do with my site this year.

Jenni Davis
http://blogs.yis.ac.jp

If you want to see what's going on in my

classroom, check out my class blog. This is
where I post resources, links, multimedia and
assignments for my middle school students. It's
also where I model for my students what I
expect on their blogs (i.e use of Creative
Commons, hyperlinks, and blog writing
conventions).

Rebekah Madrid
http://blogs.zis.ch/dallen/

Showcase of classroom activities,

communication tool with parents, and, mostly,
documentation (video, teacher/student
reflections) of how we engage in orthographic
inquiry. The blog has become a meeting point
for an international community of Real Spellers.
Dan Allen
@d_allen1
www.reachateacha.weebly.com

I use my blog as an information portal to

provide content (flipped classroom style) as
well as to showcase great work of my students.
Jennifer Martin
jenemartin3
http://mrsjennifercimini.blogspot.com

I use my blog as a platform for blended

learning.
Mrs. Jennifer Cimini
@jenny_cimini
http://www.aroundtheworldl.
com/category/learning/student-travel-
stories/

This is the blog of students' educational

reflections after traveling to China.
Lillie Marshall
https://twitter.com/WorldLillie
https://plus.google.
com/114868133712444225830/posts
https://sites.google.com/a/wwsd.ca/math8/

I have not used it yet, but am planning to when

school starts this year. I am planning to provide
links to videos for students to watch, post
homework, provide in class activities, collect
information using google forms for in class
assessment purposes, provide daily/weekly
information to parents and students. More work
has been done on my Grade 6 site (link on
main page of this one)
CAtwood
Msbelsonsclass.blogspot.com.au

Year 7 classroom in Australia. Blog covers

weekly events, homework and assignment
links, class twitter feed and photos.
Leah Belson
@msbelsonsclass
http://makeitartwork.blogspot.com/
I actually have two school blogs and all of my advanced art students have their
own blogs. So there are 44 blogs coming out of my room.

The one I attached is the one I use to show artwork to parents and I have
attached all of the student blogs to that page so that parents have access to
them.

My other blog is just for my Art 1 class. On that blog I put up pictures and
stories about art and artists and have my Art 1 students leave comments about
the posts. It has been a great way to get them talking about art and what they
like and dislike about certain pieces. It has also sparked some ideas for
projects and things that they would like to try.
SDArtTeacher
http://mrsmims.weebly.com/

My classroom blog's purpose is twofold. It is a

way to give information to my students, and a
way to connect with our parents. If the students
need information, they know how to use the site
to get it. The parents can go to the site to get
information, see photos of their kids, and view
their projects.

Lisa Mims
@BriteEyes49
http://keaysclass.blogspot.com/

Endless Resources
Google Apps for Education, OneNote, Projects,
Produced Videos, Flipping, Study Tips, Grades,
Calendars, Common Core, CCSS, Algebra, Geometry,
Math Analysis, Agoura HS, Ted Talks, Daily posts.
60,000+ views since September 2013.
http://keaysclass.blogspot.com/

Mr. Keays
High School Math
https://twitter.com/joekeays
http://mrdunns.weebly.com/index.html

My class blog is used to showcase our

classroom and to allow parents to view and
keep up to date what we are doing in our
classroom.
Mr Dunn
http://kidblog.org/castlebloggers2013-2014/
I use kidblog with my students. On my page I post the homework and blogging
assignments and then I let them use their pages however they want. I also use
the blog to teach digital literacy. It is my goal to review our blog posts, as well
as our comments, with the whole class as a way to highlight both good
examples and mistakes. I always ask the writer to critique his/her own blog
post/comments first and then ask if they would like critique from anyone else.
It's a great way to get the students discussing good writing as well as blogging
etiquette. As the year goes on we hook up with other classes around the world
and practice commenting. It's great fun to watch their blogging skills improve
right from the beginning.
Shelly Surridge
@ssurridge
http://mrbaldock.edublogs.org

I use my classroom blog to share work with our

parents and wider community. I also use it to
teach students responsible online behaviour
and how to publish content online. The blog
gives the students an authentic audience and
we encourage our students and parents to
leave feedback via comments.
Scott Baldock
@mrbaldock
http://blog.earlsoham.suffolk.sch.uk

We use our blog to connect with parents and

tell the world about what has been happening
in our little village school.
James Mansell
@jamesmansell
http://msbordnersspanishblog.blogspot.
com/2013/07/best-blogs-from-team-c-2016-spanish-9.
html

Students maintain blogs as portfolios over 2

trimesters of Spanish class (one in 9th grade
another in 10th grade). Here is my "teacher
tech" blog where I talk about how I set this up in
my class. http://msbordnerteachertech.
blogspot.com/2013/07/blogging-update.html
Katie Bordner
@mskbordner
https://plus.google.
com/u/0/113314123067026219999/posts/p/pub
http://mrstolisano.blogspot.com.br/

Academic Technology at Graded - The

American School of São Paulo, Brazil. Using
technology to elevate curriculum, teaching &
learning.
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano
@langwitches
Vhsh9.blogspot.com

Everything! I don't use a whiteboard anyone.

The daily plan is on the blog, sometimes in
draft form for first period. It has links to all
handouts, calendar, etc. I love it and the
students love that they can access it anytime.
Travis Title
@ttile1
blogs.goaj.org/bsole

I use my blog in my classroom as a writing

activity for students, a way to have parents stay
up to date with things happening in our
classroom, as a connection tool with other
classes from around the world and as a
portfolio for the projects that have happened
throughout the year.
Bethany Avery
@BAvery0630
http://marshallf109blog.blogspot.com

This is my blog--my students will soon have

their own. In mine, I plan to model certain
kinds of writing that I will ask my students to do.
Most of the assignments will involve responding
to literature in various ways.
Dr Susan Nygaard
senechalsbookshelf.blogspot.com

My blog contains short a short synopsis and

review of books that I have read. These books
are aimed at students in grades 4-6. I invite
students to comment on books they have read.
The blog is also a tool for parents to look for
new reading ideas for their children. Plus it has
become a reading log for me!
Christin Senechal
christin.senechal
stgabrielmessenger.blogspot.com

This blog is for the use of 8th graders in

response to novel & literature discussions &
any issue of concern that the students feel
strongly about writing.
Elaine Carboni
@ecarboni
http://mrgonzalez.org

Mr. G's Science classes' student blogs. This is

where all my 6th and 8th graders blog on a
regular basis all year long. Students use their
blogs as electronic portfolios for Science.
Alfonso Gonzalez
@educatoral
http://blogs.goaj.
org/amoore/2013/08/23/solve-it-your-way-2/

I use my classroom blog to share student work,

increase literacy, improve writing skills and
communicate with audiences outside our
classroom walls.
Amber Moore
@ber_moore
drivingin4th@blogspot.com

A new blog this year that is used to share

student work with quadbloggers and parents.
Our blog is also a look inside our classroom.
Students can use links to quickly access
websites, quadblog sites, and safe search
engines I would like them to use. Older blog for
3rd grade is at mcblog240.blogspot.com.
Kim McLean
@kmclean240
www.kidblog.org/msokeeffesclass

Our class blog initially began as a place where students

could present their class and some homework, in different
ways, in an online space. We also use it for connecting with
other classrooms globally and for collaborations on different
projects. It has become a space where the students can
write about anything be it fact or fiction, prose or poetry as
well as a place where children can write creatively for eg on
the 100 word challenge @100word
msokeeffesclass
@msokeeffesclass @okeeffefiddle
http://4techdavis.blogspot.com/

I have so many blogs in blogger for different purposes. I

have one for each of the fourth and fifth grade book clubs
and one for each of the fourth and fifth grade technology
classes. The one I pasted above is this year's fourth grade
technology class. The blog posts are written by the
students. Each week in Technology, the students rotate
jobs and the student that is the class blogger for the week,
blogs about what we did. We just got started last week so
it is not much yet but it will be soon.
Stacy Brown
@21stStacy
http://blogs.goaj.org/slorance/

I use my Classroom blog as an outlet for my AP

Chem students to have a real world audience
for their thoughts and experiences in science,
practice their writing skills and interact with
others. It is student run and managed.
Sandy Lorance
http://waterforsixthgrade.blogspot.com

Water for Sixth Grade is a 3-headed monster:

Each time my students sit down to blog, they
THINK about what they are going to say, then
WRITE their thoughts and ideas, then READ
what their classmates shared. I use my blog for
learning, reviewing, sharing, communicating,
engaging. I use it as a starting point for all we
do in my class. Students respond to prompts,
watch videos, complete online quizzes, interact
and share.
Dan Klumper
http://blogs.goaj.org/jgoucher

Mrs. Goucher's Classroom blog is a blog that

students use to tell the world about what they
are doing in school, current events, and
subjects that are interesting to them. Our goal
is to post every week and have articles from
every student in the class.
Mrs. Goucher's Class
http://detandem3a.blogspot.be/

We are a Belgian primary school. Our class is a

third year, with kids 8 to 9 years old. Our blog
mainly shows the events in the classroom. It is
intended towards the children as well as to their
parents (and other interested people). Children
are encouraged to write about what happened.
We call them blog reporters. As a reward for
writing an article they get a "no homework
voucher". I'm affraid the blog is in Dutch only …
Marc Verschueren
@laetifolia
g3ad.weebly.com

Students post comments based on work that is

added, pictures, videos. Students of the week
are placed on a separate page, homework
guidelines etc.
Anjana Dayal
k2js.weebly.com

Fun with a love of learning...that is all.

Joe Sergi's Class Blog
@pep073
www.g3sc.weebly.com

Daily happenings and student thoughts are on

the home page. Student e portfolios are on the
blog. Parent information is on one page and the
Unit of Inquiry in on another so students can
reflect when at home on discussion happening
in school.
Shanez Cabraal
@grade3sc
mrsheckstettersblog.edublogs.org

This is primarily a science blog for the class

and students to share their learning.
Stephanie Heckstetter
@room16walker
http://mrsgriffinscoolclass.blogspot.co.nz

This is my 2012 blog year 1&2 class,

but it gives a link to my 2013 year 4&5
class. It is a classroom resource as well
as a way to share our work.
Mrs griffin
@TeachLeanne
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