Dec
30
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Lesley Edwards on 30-12-2009

Check Out Class Blogs! | The Edublogger.

Sue Waters extensive list of class blogs with plenty of ideas to get you started.

Forget E-Books: The Future of the Book Is Far More Interesting | The Penenberg Post | Fast Company.

In light of this article:

How do you envision teaching in a world with no textbooks?  How do you envision your students as consumers of information?

How do you envision your students as producers of information?

What do you envision as the purpose for schools and teachers in 10 years, 20 years?

How might learning to write a blog be considered an essential skill for students to acquire?

Dec
06

BBC News – Children who use technology are ‘better writers’.

Children who blog, text or use social networking websites are more confident about their writing skills, according to the National Literacy Trust.”