Naturally finding time to blog in the library -- during the library class is not possible. I see students once a week for 40-45 minutes. Within that short amount of time is transition (coming to library and leaving) and about 20 minutes for books selection, reading/sharing, silent reading, and check out.
How can I incorporate blogging and blogs?
I created two blogs thinking that teachers could use them as is or adapt them for classroom use.
White River School DCF Blog would be for the fourth and fifth grade students that read the Dorothy Canfield Fisher books. Students could use a blog comment about a book as a way to "prove" that they read the book. Students that read the required number of books get to vote for their favorite and get invited to the DCF luncheon. This blog could be adapted for the Red Clover books.
White River School READS is a blog that a teacher could use to by posing a question and asking students to answer via the comments box. I could be used as an activity for students that are always done first.
The verb 'to blog' is different than using a "blog type tool" for other purposes.
ReplyDeletethe DCF blog and Red Clover Blog allowing students to comment would be great way to encourage sharing.