blogging is highly addictive

so as I worked on revamping this little site last night my husband and brother in law really started to get into it and ultimately signed up for their own blog. there is something appealing and addictive about publishing your thoughts somewhere for others to see and enjoy. thinking about this for my class, i hope my students become this involved in the process where they find the blog exciting and are eager to post their thoughts openly. something about technology is addicting. want proof? check out facebook.

technology dreams

So I've been hired to teach sixth grade Reading. It's my first year teaching and I am feeling nervous as I think about the summer of planning and dreaming that lies before me. I have grandiose visions of incorporating technology into my classroom curriculum. I want to have students blogging book responses and collaborating from their home computers. I hope that this format can engage them even deeper into their materials. Do I have any idea how to make this happen? No. But I am going to figure out a way to get those kids logged in and publishing their thoughts- that is something I am certain of.

Stay tuned for more of the sometimes hilarious adventures of a first year teacher...