It did! It was hard to leave a class and school but the new class is amazing and the school is wonderful so the transition hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be #3rdchat
A1: I believe there are benefits when it comes to blogging. Writing for an audience raises the game for students. Students also learn how to give and receive feedback from a number of individuals. #3rdchat
Hey #3rdchat. Sarah from OH my week with State testing next week, Halloween, conferences and a practice 5k for GOTR.. oh yeah and a half marathon next Saturday
Parent from Connecticut here.
Blogging fosters reflection, not to mention building writing skills themselves. In addition to the benefit of journaling that's long been used in school, blogging offers the opportunity of an audience. #3rdChat A1
The commenting has been the most beneficial for the kids in our class - they are willing to do edits other Ss suggest even if I have mentioned it a ton of times. Do you see the same thing in your class? #3rdchat
Hey #3rdchat friends! Ashleigh, 3rd grade teacher in Kansas. This week has been a breeze. My student teacher is in full control... so there’s not a lot for me to do!
I love this Jeremy (and welcome!) I haven't had a lot of parent involvement in previous years when it comes to blogging. I love hearing a parent's perspective. Do your kids blog? #3rdchat
Megan Fritz former 3rd/4th grade tchr. Currently professor in School of Education at Drexel Univ. benefit to blogging- making connections outside of the classroom with authors, scientists, historians, the real world! #3rdchat
The interesting thing....blogging seems to help that as well. One of my students was featured in one of Ralph Flether's book based on that. He was very reluctant, and blogging opened him up to writing. #3rdchat
Hi #3rdchat friends! Sarah from MO checking in late. I just got done teaching my second Refit class of the week! Also getting ready for round 2 of family conferences tomorrow night!
Maybe that's part of why it feels like a real commitment, beyond the time it takes to write. It's a commitment I once had and have since neglected. #BlogChat#3rdChat
Love this! It has been a goal of mine to get more professionals and adults to connect with us. Right now we are working on connecting with other classes. #3rdchat
Until this week I was a school where the kids were very reluctant to write. The class we left last week had some amazing writers, I agree they have to have author's chair/sharing time #3rdchat
A2 We write books, letters, write to our house buddies, write newsletters for parents, share in class, but they love reading and responding to the writing of others more than any other activity. #3rdchat
I started with teachers from across my school building and learning coaches. @bakerbg and @megburkeNPSD we’re awesome about reviewing my students’ work and giving feedback. #3rdchat#NPSDPD
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Q2 we use @seesaw to share writing. Getting going on the blog next quarter. Kids love to be the ones sharing about the events and learning in class #3rdchat
A2: I sometimea allow Ss to share their own writing through presentation, work is posted outside of our classroom for others to read, and I share with parents through @ClassDojo and @Seesaw platforms. I even tried student blogging last year! #3rdchat
Hi #3rdchat and @Ron_Martiello I see value in utilizing @padlet as a resource for students to upload links to their writing to share with others. This allows them to comment and reflect on their classmates' writing. Love the idea of peer to peer feedback!
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A2 - I (and my kiddos) love to share their writing via our @Flipgrid Author’s Chair Grid! They read their writing aloud and provide their insights while sharing via QR codes! #3rdChat
I have a classroom blogger job. That student is in charge of sharing events and activities in our class to the blog that week. We have photographer s to help with capturing important moments #3rdchat
A3: I began blogging with students in 1st grade. I do love it. I use @Kidblog I had used another tool for a while, but it is gone now. I think it can be an awesome tool, but without an audience it is more of a journal, which is okay, but a different purpose. #3rdchat
Right?! The first year I had a S cry b/c I told her to write more complex sentences. A peer wrote they were 1st grade sentences and she changed it with an LOL back to him #3rdchat
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Yeah, I have had the same issue. We have had years with no class connections and years with a lot of them. This year we have 8 in our district and a few out of state #gamechanger#3rdchat
A3 We have blogged for several years. The most successful blog we had was with a class in Indonesia. The kids had such a great time learning from each other. It also allowed us to connect with another class w/o worrying about time zones! #3rdchat
Yeah, I have had the same issue. We have had years with no class connections and years with a lot of them. This year we have 8 in our district and a few out of state #gamechanger#3rdchat
A3: I did blogging with my students last year and LOVED IT! The feedback peers were able to leave was powerful and the whole experience was magical. We used a free trial of @Kidblog. I definitely want to do it again this year, but I'd prefer to wait until 2nd semester. #3rdchat
@padlet is like a big bulletin board. You can post responses, pictures, links, and videos. It is versatile and a great tool for classroom crowdsourcing. #3rdchat
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I imagine there's a different dynamic with public reflection vs. private. Blogs offer the opportunity for others to learn from your experience. #3rdChat
A3: I began blogging with students in 1st grade. I do love it. I use @Kidblog I had used another tool for a while, but it is gone now. I think it can be an awesome tool, but without an audience it is more of a journal, which is okay, but a different purpose. #3rdchat
A3) The biggest reason I started blogging was having a work buddy to do it with me, taking turns and editing each other's posts. Once she left for another job I let it slide. So there's a lesson in there about accountability! #3rdChat
A4: I think any and all writing opportunity will help improve student voice. They develop it through writing. It also gives them a voice....they can share their thoughts, reflections, ideas with an audience. It gives purpose, purpose grows voice too. #3rdchat
A2: One of my best experiences was our classroom magazine. We held meetings about blog topics and gave the option for students to work with partners. We write based on the feedback from our audience. The students really took ownership of the magazine. #3rdChat
Great point! If they see us blogging students are more likely too as well but when we give up without accountability or a reliable audience it provides insight to why kids may quit. #3rdchat
A4 - Yes! I have had them blog as assignments before. Earlier this year that had to write one like they were in the room when the Bill of Rights was written. #3rdChat
A4 blogging definitely improved voice in writing... it IS the Ss voice! So much feeling is added in blogging naturally because it's your time to share thoughts and opinions about what is happening #3rdChat
Always my favorite chat of the week but it falls right at bedtime for my kiddos. Will catch up soon. Interesting topic I’d love to learn more about! Happy chatting #3rdchat
What an amazing idea! We focused on civil rights in our first unit. We had them do @Flipgrid as different important historical ppl Next year will have to add the pov as part of blog. LOVE IT, #3rdchat
#3rdchat is half-way through our chat on blogging. It’s not too late to jump in and learn with us. We have a great group of educators tonight. #3rdchat
And we learn so much about them too. We had a student who was obsessed with a youtube channel blogged about it all the time, shared videos, and told us how he was going to manage content to be a youtuber #3rdchat
True! i get on kicks where I am really good about it -same with my personal journal - them weeks/months can go by with no writing at all. Need to get the motivation and have at least 1 person read it #3rdchat
A4: Write for a cause. Ask students to write about problem they would like to solve in the local or school community. Have them persuade with passion. #3rdChat
A4: Blogging would definitely help improve student voice! They get a voice in what they write, are practicing their skills, and writing in such a way that allows them to speak more informally to peers. #3rdchat
When I did keep my own journal, I would get creative and chuckle at my own cleverness, perhaps imagining it'd be read someday. So we can motivate ourselves even being our own personal audience. #3rdChat
Love these ideas. I agree completely. They have so much to say. I had a class two years ago who refused to keep eating chocolate until they found out how it was farmed #kidpower#3rdchat
A4 Today the students wrote to convince me why they should be a certain character in our upcoming play. It was the best writing I have seen this year! Give them a cause to write about! #3rdchat
Yup, and what works for us may (or may not) work for them. But my guess is it couldn't hurt sharing the responsibility. It's tough to do something on your own on a regular basis. #3rdChat
I shut the emails off. I go in and check it the day I assign something and then 2-3 times a week to see if others blogged about something. I approve everything before it is posted and they know not to post anything that I wouldn't approve. That helps. #3rdchat
When I did keep my own journal, I would get creative and chuckle at my own cleverness, perhaps imagining it'd be read someday. So we can motivate ourselves even being our own personal audience. #3rdChat
Interesting, giving her the opportunity to reflect on why she responded differently. For other kids it might be entirely different, more concerned with impressing their peers. #3rdChat
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A5 time is the hardest part. We do soft starts so that is a time I encourage writing. Also, I make myself available at recess. Kids live to type so they don't mind missing a day of play to hang with me and blog #3rdChat
Yep! I just threw out a ton of journals from ages 24 - I'm not saying lol decided it did the part I wanted in my life and didn't want others to see it. The writing was powerful for me #3rdchat
A5: I had some privacy settings on mine. And I had to approve blog posts as well as comments before they were posted. I had Ss blog about twice a week, because time is always a factor. I didn't see many other issues with managing it. #3rdchat
One of the greatest experiences my students had when blogging was during Global Read Aloud a few years ago. The author Peter Reynolds read and commented on every blog. #3rdchat
Time to stay longer in that discomfort zone! It helps me that writing is a relative strength, but I have to say, my blogging buddy was a pretty tough editor. So it is humbling to discover you have a lot to improve on. #3rdChat
That is pretty much what I do but I always seem to run into teachers who claim they don't have the time to manage blogs so they don't do it. Wonder if it is more fear they don't know how to do it themselves and don't want to risk learning. Thoughts? #3rdchat
I have struggled with my decision to dump everything I wrote in adolescence. It would be fascinating to read today. That need to let go at the time is so powerful... harder to understand later. But at the same time, it'd probably just be gathering dust. #3rdChat
Well I went through mine and they seems to always be entries when i was super angry or sad - depression isn't easy and I seemed to have a lot of entries that made me see that pt of my life in a new way then I had to pitch, So I get what you are saying #3rdchat
I get you. Did you see the movie "Eighth Grade"? She literally had to burn things to move on.
Anyway, were we still talking about 3rd graders? ;) #3rdChat
I have struggled with my decision to dump everything I wrote in adolescence. It would be fascinating to read today. That need to let go at the time is so powerful... harder to understand later. But at the same time, it'd probably just be gathering dust. #3rdChat
Not yet! Want to. I think that they need to see that they can write and look back on it and can always change their mind. Esp with dig citizenship they need to know that what they write online isn't as easy to pitch as it was for us in our written books. #3rdchat :)
A6: Find a time to talk it up with the kids! Get them excited and encourage journal and free write whenever they have time. Find the right platform for you and set up your class blog page. Get familiar with how it works and how to coach Ss in writing and reflecting. #3rdchat
Yes! We can share blog connections and get the classes to connect! Would love to add it with maybe a mystery google hangout or something so they can get to know each other. #3rdchat
I do. I love it! Wish it was a bit cheaper but I think it is worth paying for for the control I have over the posts. As an instructional specialist I am in a lot of classes so I can make classes for them too as part of my work, That helps and builds our connections #3rdchat
How did I miss that!?! Must have been one of the chats I missed due to meetings, etc. :( This year I will do better about going back and reading the ones I miss live #3rdchat
A7: I haven't ever tried connecting to other classrooms through blogging. Our blogging community was just within our own room last year. Once Ss are comfortable with writing for each other, trying to connect to other classes would be fun! #3rdchat
Yes! They get so excited when others comment on their blogs. I have also found that those who aren't as detailed in their writing improve when they see others getting more comments than they have to their posts #3rdchat
Yes! I was afraid to use my phone for fear I would get lost in the chat, Sometimes that happens b/c I want to read everything. Tweetdeck has made this so much easier to follow though #3rdchat
I am so grateful for all of you who took the time to participate in this chat. I learned a lot - can't wait to connect our classes and look forward to our next chat! #3rdchat
