Educational Blogs

Blogs can help in so many ways to enhance a classroom whether by providing ideas and resources to teachers, sharing thoughts of a student or by allowing for a way to document what is happening in your classroom.  Below are two examples of the usefulness of blogs:

One I thought of when thinking about how teachers have used blogs was sharing resources with others.  At http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ Richard Byrne shares technology resources for teachers to use in the classroom.  The blog began when Richard was a teacher, he now gives workshops and presentations throughout the country about the resources he uses and shares on his blog.  I think that as teachers we have great insight that unless shared no one could benefit from it. 

In my own classroom, I love allowing my students to look for projects that they are interested in completing.  The best way for them to do this is to look at different blogs to find patterns and instructions for those they would like to complete.  Most that are put on blogs have good illustrated instructions as well as easier for my students sewing level. Just today my students found a few projects while looking on blogs: http://www.whileshenaps.com/tutorials/, http://www.favecrafts.com/blog/fc/7-best-diy-ideas-sew-throw-pillows/, http://www.trashtocouture.com/2012/10/diy-backpack.html