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September 8, 2006
They teach, therefore they blog
The Boston Globe reports that teachers have caught the blog bug, just like everyone else.
Teachers at all grade levels reveal glimpses of themselves as well as the magical moments—and at times, difficult ones—that can happen in a classroom. Parents, in turn, scour the blogs, post comments, or borrow snippets to use as dinner conversation with their children.
As students head back to school this week, teachers are again typing dispatches during breaks at school, or from home in their pajamas.
"I can whip out something in maybe five minutes and immediately post it," said Melanie Sullivan , a third-grade teacher in Needham, who started her first classroom blog last school year, when she taught first grade. "Parents just want to know what's going on. The more they know, the more they understand where you're coming from and what you're trying to accomplish in your room, the less they get upset."
BoardBuzz has found a number of interesting teacher blogs in our scouring of the Web. For example, check out this tech-y blog from a K-12 computer science teacher; this history teacher's blog even offers lesson planning advice; here's the voice of a second year Teach for America teacher in New York; and here's a passionate teacher's look at a high school in California.
BoardBuzz also sees a number of school boards and school board members jumping on the blog bandwagon. Check out the "unofficial" Region 19 BOE Gazette and the Open Board Blog. The Bethel, Vermont school board offers this site to supplement its contact with residents, and this former teacher cum board member offers an in depth look at her district.
Are you a blogging school board member? Do you know a school district that blogs? Tell BoardBuzz about it. And be sure to link your blog to us.
Posted September 8, 2006 1:25 PM |
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