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Blogging Ideas. V. Martinez http://pangea.tec.selu.edu/~vmartinez/ETEC644/blog_web.html. Beginning of school blogs. Read “ The Important Book ” by Margaret Wise Brown. Afterwards ask the children to respond to the following:
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Blogging Ideas V. Martinez http://pangea.tec.selu.edu/~vmartinez/ETEC644/blog_web.html
Beginning of school blogs • Read “The Important Book” by Margaret Wise Brown. Afterwards ask the children to respond to the following: • There are many important things about me, but the most important thing is …” • Then use this information to create a running power point presentation for open house posted with a picture of the student.
Beginning of School Blogs • What are your goals for this year in math? • What is your favorite subject? Why? • What subject are you best at? • What would you like for your teacher to know about you? • If you could make the perfect teacher, what would she/he be like? • What would you like for me to review before the test? • What do you think are some important class rules?
Blogging in Reading Class • Start a favorite books blog, a place where kids can check out what their buddies are reading. 2. After reading a story in class, have students compare and contrast themselves to the main character in the story. 3. List 5 facts or five opinions found in the story.
More reading blog topics • What do you think it would feel like to be a Cricket in Times Square? • Would you eat fried worms? If so, what would be your favorite topping. • Describe your “Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day”. • Write a summary of the story read in class.
Blogs in Math – Problem of the day • If you wanted to find the number of days in two years, what would you need to know before you began. What steps would you use to solve the problem. • How many legs are on 5 chairs. Explain how you got your answer. • When you are multiplying, do you prefer to use the traditional method or the lattice method. Tell why.
Blogs in Science – Thought provoking questions before a unit of study • Ask students to create a hypothesis before completing a class experiment? • Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Why do you think that? • What will happen if I place a paper plate over a full glass of water and turn it upside down? • List 5 important facts from the chapter. • Write 3 questions that you think should be on the science test.
Blogs in Social Studies • If you could write a “Bill of Rights” for your family, what rights would you include? • If you could write a “Bill of Rights” for the classroom, what rights would you include? • Describe your favorite city to your classmates and tell 3 fun things to do there, 3 educational places to visit, and a good place to eat.
General Topics • I smiled today when… • The biggest obstacle I overcame today was… • After today’s lesson I can explain how… • After today’s lesson I am still uncertain about… • Today I found out… • I wonder how…