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Examples of Blogs Created by Teachers
Some Teacher Blogs to Check Out. Some of these blogs are used to share resources with students. Others are used to provide information to parents or to share ideas with other educators.
- Matt Gomez's Blog (kindergarten teacher)
- Tales from a K Classroom (kindergarten teacher)
- Miss Night's Marbles (kindergarten teacher, Calgary, Canada, moderator for #kinderchat on Twitter, @happycampergirl)
- Primary Preoccupation (1st grade teacher Kathy Cassidy's professional blog)
- A Year of Reading (2 elementary school teachers)
- Learning and Sharing with Ms.Lirenman (1st grade teacher)
- Mrs. DeGroot's First Grade Class Blog (1st grade teacher)
- Mrs. Yollis's Classroom Blog (2nd and 3rd grade teacher)
- Mrs. Schmidt's Classroom Blog (4th grade teacher)
- Teaching Happily Ever After (3rd grade teacher)
- Think, Share, Teach (4th grade teacher)
- Great Kid Books (elementary school librarian)
- Blogging through the Fourth Dimension (5th grade teacher, Penille Ripp, Wisconsin, organizer of the Global Read Aloud)
- Sharing Technology (5th grade teacher, Deb Norton, Wisconsin)
- Stump the Teacher (6th grade language arts and social studies teacher, winner of the Illinois Teacher of the Year, 2011)
- Shiny Happy Teachers (6th grade science and social studies teacher)
- The De-tect-ive 4 Teachers (teacher & technology coordinator; blog last updated Jan. 2013)
- Watch, Connect, Read (K-5 teacher-librarian, created by Schu, elementary school librGrarian, focuses on children’s literature through book trailers, @MrSchuReads
- The Braman Bunch (5th grade teacher; last updated May 2013)
- Van Meter Library Voice (Includes examples of students' work from all grades in elementary school, maintained by Shannon Miller, school librarian, @shannonmmiller)
- Teach Children Well (4th grade teacher, Maureen Devlin, @lookforsun)
- Classroom Quests (5th grade teacher, Cheryl Steigher, Washington, @cheryllsteighner)
- Grade 6 Teacher Extraordinaire (Lorraine Boulos, Canada)
- Mr. C's Classroom Blog (6th grade teacher, Will Chamberlain, @wmchamberlain)
- VKrissy Vensodale (elementary teacher with focus on gifted and STEM, @ktvee)
- Ms. Naugle's Classroom Blog (4th grade teacher)
- Grade 6 (website and blog combined; parents can leave comments, 5-6th grade teachers include Aviva Dusinger @avivaloca)
- Mrs. Alaniz's Classroom Blog (4th graders blogging from a class blog in Alabama)
- The Reading Zone (high school English teacher)
Examples of Blogs for Student Blogging (examples from 2012-2013 school year; as blogging starts for the 2013-2014 school year, examples will be provided)
- Mrs. Cassidy's First Grade Blog: Six and Seven Year Olds Inviting the World into Their Class (main blog, and each student has a blog)
- Mrs. Betteridge's Grade 1, 2012-2013 (using KidBlog)
- Peeking into Division 19 (1st grade, using Blogger, teacher, Karen Liernman
- Cherry Tree Class comments from the teacher about who these bloggers are and the effects of blogging, UK location, primary students, grades 2 and 3)
- Ecole St. Mary's Grade 6 English 2012-2013 (6th graders from Southern Alberta, Canada)
- Mrs. Norton Class (5th graders using KidBlog, Wisconsin)
- Mr. Boylen's 7th grade literature classes (using KidBlog): collaborative project with EDUC 584
- Mr. Boylen's 8th grade language classes (using KidBlog): collaborative project with EDUC 584
- Third Grade Chameleons (using KidBlog):
- Third Grade Bees (using KidBlog)
- Mrs. Ripp's Class (5th Graders (using KidBlog) Note: Pernille Ripp is the organizer for the Global Read Aloud; her own teacher blog is listed above: Blogging through the Fourth Dimension
- Mr. Avery's 6th Grade Class Blog (Massachusetts, uses Edublogs)
- Braman's 5th (5th graders using KidBlog)
- Mrs. Venosdale 3rd-6th Gates (Students)
- Global Grade 3 (3rd grade teacher, Laurie Renton, Alberta, Canada, uses Edublogs)
- Ins and Outs of Room 5's Digital Class (Year3/4--7-8 year olds, New Zealand)
- Room 6+6 Kind Kids (1st graders, Connecticut)
- Krebs' Class Blogs (7th and 8th graders, use Edublogs)
- Miss Brynes' Class (uses KidBlog)
- Mr. Flimm's Class (kindergarteners, using KidBlog)
- Grade 6 Blogs (6th graders from two classes in a school in Canada)
- Buist Bunch
General Information on Student Blogging
- Teaching Blog Addict, Resource for finding blogs by teachers, click on a grade, grade level, or area of interest
- Blogging Resources from Karen Lirenman
- Comments for Kids Wiki (helpful resource for finding classroom blogging accounts; looking for others to connect and comment)
- Blogging is the New Persuasive Essay
- What It Might Be--Authentic Student Blogging
- KidBlog is the Hottest Blogging Platform for Students and Teachers
- 7 Reasons Why Your Students Should Be Blogging in 2012
- Educational Blogging
This is a video created by students in Mrs. Yollis' class, from California.
Blogs with Information for Teachers
- Free Technology 4 Teachers (blog maintained by Richard Byrne, who posts blogs about tech tools and their application to the classroom; highly popular blog, accessed by many teachers and educators, follow Richard on Twitter at @rmbyrne)
- iPad Apps for Teachers (blog Richard Byrne started recently with posts related to iPads in the classroom and for teacher use)
- A Principal's Reflection (blog maintained by New Jersey high school principal, Eric Sheninger)
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