Listen to these kindergarteners from Ms. Cassidy's class talk about what they think of blogging and how they're using it. Be sure to leave a response. What do you think of their comments?
Do you think kindergarteners should be blogging? What will happen when they enter first grade? Should they continue blogging? What about when they enter upper grades? How do you see their blogging experiences affecting their literacy skills?
Wow! There are some amazing teachers out there! What Ms. Cassidy did with her kindergarteners is quite inspiring. I just added "write a grant for IPADs" on my to-do list.
ReplyDeleteOf course they should be blogging!! They are learning more about themselves and the world, connecting in ways they never could have with a blog of their own. They are gaining pride in their work and what a great feeling to have friends and families leave comments.
They will only be one step ahead when they enter the next grade levels. Their literacy skills such as vocabulary development and sentence structure and developing through their connections and interaction with technology.
The ability to exchanges messages through a blog excites students and encourages them to want to write, spell, and read- which can be daunting or boring at times. Bravo Ms. Cassidy, and her litter bloggers too!
C.Bellobuono (fellow kindergarten teacher)
What a cute video!! Blogging is something I can't wait to start trying with my own students and this video helped to inspire me even more. The students seem really excited about learning and posting different things they have done on their blogs. I think it's great that their parents and friends are posting on their blogs. It not only gives the students motivation to blog, it also helps build their reading and writing skills.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cassandra and Kelly, this video is amazing! Blogging with children can seem so daunting at first. Yet, when I watched this video and saw that students were blogging about their learnings, projects and new skills I felt that this would be completely possible in 1st grade. I love that parents and even grandparents can comment on students work and watch their progress over the year.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that was the cutest video! I am hard-pressed to believe these children are kindergartners, what with their ability to use the technology involved. I think it is a wonderful activity and better to start them young. In this way, I believe we can help set the foundation for a better, more sophisticated blogger, with strong reasoning and writing skills. Too, we can help children realize the potential dangers and get them to become responsible members of the online community. Especially compelling is the ability for friends, family and fellow students to comment, thereby cementing the 'real-world' aspects of a blog.
ReplyDeleteIt truly is inspiring to see students interacting through blogs at such a young age! The fact that each student has his/her own blog, can upload pictures, post comments, etc., really is amazing. The fact that Ms. Cassidy is able to integrate such an important piece of an ever changing world is wonderful. I can't wait to set up a blog for my students to use!
ReplyDeleteThis video was amazing! I love that these kindergarten students are blogging. As a kindergarten and first grade teacher, this inspired me to possibly start blogging in my classroom. I like how the one student said that her blog is her portfolio. It contains everything she has learned. What a great way for the students to share their learning!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I'm brave enough to start blogging with my kindergarten students. However, what the kids were doing in this video was really great. They understand that their blogs connect them with people all over the world. They even talked about how their moms were reading and commenting on their blogs. That's pretty cool. What I think is neat about blogging for any age is that it gives kids practice with reading/writing and typing skills.
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