ACCESS school #1

Mrs. Dudiak's second grade classroom in Frederick County, MD uses blogs in their classroom. Mrs. Dudiak and her students went on a field trip to Native American Farm and when they returned, instead of discussing the trip, she allowed them to express their feelings on their class blog. She allowed them to post pictures and talk about their thoughts. She found that some students that were relatively shy, came alive when they were able to respond online. Mrs. Dudiak and her peers believe that using blogs is easier and a more fun way to keep up with assignments and other school news. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2004/08/19/technology/19blog.jpg

Melanie Sullivan and Betsy Blumberg at John Eliot School in Needham, have joined the population of bloggers over the past couple of years. Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Blumberg have found that they can keep parents more involved by posting comments or even class assignments and grades so they can keep up with what their children are doing. Blumberg mainly used her blog to alert parents of grades and any trouble their children were having. Mrs. Sullivan used her blog to express different ideas to other teachers and let them know what is and is not working for her.
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