Challenge: Blogs in the Classroom

What did you create and why?

I created a blog for Learning Support at my school. I created this as a place for parents of students in Learning Support to be able to look at our newsletters, find important information, and see work their student has completed in Learning Support. 

What went well for you?

Creating the blog and posting to it was relatively easy and quick. It was also easy to add a picture to the text and make it look nice.

What was challenging?

I didn't run into any issues or struggles as of yet but I haven't delved that deeply into the ins and outs of blogging, just the basics. I'm sure something will pop up to frustrate me sometime. :)

What did you enjoy?

I enjoyed customizing the blog and being able to invite my colleagues to publish to it as well. I think it's more user friendly than our classroom Swift page to add to.

What ideas do you have for using this tool with your students, grade level, staff or to communicate with families?

I would like to see if this blog gets more traffic than we normally get from parents of our students. I am going to create a link on our Swift page for students and parents to use. I would like to be able to post student work as well as the newsletter we send out with important information about Learning Support. This might be easier for some parents to access than their child's backpack. :)