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I have been asked to write about our class blog for a teacher newsletter and am very interested in hearing your thoughts. Let me know: if you like having the class blog/why; if you use it/for what; if you wish other classes had one/why; if you could change something about it, what would it be? If there is anything else you would like to say, please feel free to let me know.With thanks, Ms. Minuk (first time blogger)
I personally like the class blog because it helps me if I forgot to write down the homework or I need to go over the instructions again. I enjoy having the youtube videos on the blog as well. They help to give a bigger picture about what our class is learning about. I think that for Math, I and others would benefit from having it in math because sometimes when I are home and I have a question about the math, I am unable to get my homework finished. Something tht I think could change on the blog would be...for more people to be active on it although you can't really change that..but maybe the colour of the background? It's not a very attractive colour... No offence Ms. Minuk!! But overall I think that the blog is helpful.
ReplyDeleteMegan, Thanks so much for your honesty. Next time I see you, will you please help me design the colour scheme? I am sure you have better design sense than I do ! :D
ReplyDeleteI really like the class blog because when I'm at home with nothing to do I can go on the blog and see what other people are thinking about with the homework, poetry etc. I also think that the blog is really helpful with getting my homework completed especially when I am sick and not at school. It's really helpful because I don't have to look around for people's phone number to find out what I missed at school and it's a lot easier to catch up. One thing that I really like on the blog are the polls. The polls help me see what the majority of the class thinks on a certain situation and it really makes me think about my opinion as apposed to others. I do wish my other classes had a class blog so I could finish the work I missed from all my classes if I was away. I also like referring to the blog when I am stuck on homework...and how I can ask questions to anyone in the class about it at anytime. I agree with Meghan that the colour of the background would be something that I would change for the blog. Another thing that I would add or change would be a section where people can ask questions about the homework if they didn't understand it in class. In general, I think the blog is very useful and I really like the class blog.
ReplyDeleteWell, what can I say that hasn't already been said.XD In all seriousness I really agree with what Caitlin and Meghan said above. I like how the blog gives you a chance to express yourself and to see what other people think about the many different topics discussed in class. To what Meghan said about more people being active on it, I agree to that too. People should not only visit the blog, but attempt writing in their opinions as well. If their feeling shy they can always post as anonymous. All in all I think the blog is helpful.
ReplyDeletei personally like the blog very much because i can see the homework for that day(and previous days) if i forgot to copy it down or if i was away. the blog is also helpful to me because we have access to different things like the McNeill library and the blog is also a place to share our feelings and thoughts on thing and see what other people are thinking in there head because some people are writers and they don't speak out loud so the might have left some of their thoughts out in class. i think the blog is a wonderful place and since there's always a you tube clip to watch about what we are currently studying in class if we watch it it might come as a t-m connection in our reading logs to help us better understand the text.
ReplyDeleteHi Ms.Minuk, How about blue for the background colour??? Everyone likes blue!! (If its on there because I know you had told me in class that the colour choice was limited.
ReplyDeleteHi Megan, Come see me tmw during class and I will show you all the options-
ReplyDeleteGreat space for learning and recording thinking. I think this has been a successful space and I've been directing other teachers to it as a super example of what's possible.
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It is a good thing for our class although lately no one has been doing anything on here.
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