As Ms. Jordan notes on her blog, "[h]aving conversations through commenting is one of the best parts of blogging." That is why her class has declared August to be Family Blogging Month, and started a family commenting challenge around the idea. It's a great way to get family involved in the classroom blog. Check out the post to see how they do it.
Susan Oxnevad (@soxnevad) facilitated a 9 week challenge for teachers to learn to use interactive images to redefine learning in the classroom. Check out the full post for links to great interactive tolls and the full ThingLink challenge page.
App smashing is the latest trend to hit the digital learning environment. It refers to the combining of two or more apps to create a final product. Book Creator is an excellent app for this.
Book Creator is an app that enables the user to create their own ebook. The best part, like any great app is that it is so intuitive, young kids can use it. Once a user has completed their book, their finished product can be exported to ibooks.
Are you thinking of connecting with other classrooms through your blog? If so, here's a great example of how to introduce yourselves to the schools or classes with which you are connecting.
Jackie Gerstein at UsergeneratedEducation pushes us constantly to think through the educational mandates and silver bullets to focus on students and their learning. What will best guide students to become thinking, caring, productive people?
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