Richardson chapter 3 and 4

After reading more about blogging, I'm almost ready to get started. I like the idea of students using blogging as a place to reflect, critically analyze, and respond to various literature.  I was thinking of the many ways I could use this with my students.  Richardson mentioned how students like to read responds to their post, it would be interesting to see third graders within the same district, but different schools, reading the same books and responding to one another.  I think students would be more willing to write thier responses to their reading.  As I researched and read other blogs, I can across Ms. Byrnes Blog.  She had her students include the pages read and a quick summary.  This allows students who have read the same book to respond.  What a great way to have book talks!!  http://kidblog.org/MissByrnesClass/

In chapter 3 Richardson begins by saying if we want our students to learn from blogs, then we have experience that learning firsthand.  I thought about this comment as I read chapter 4.  Before this class I had never heard or seen a wiki page.  I have used wikipedia, but I was not familiar with this new way of responding to the outside world.  Therefore, before I can think about how to use I needed to start exploring for my own personal use.  As I began researching, once again I am amazed at the many different ways my students could benefit from this.  Tinyurl.com/90rxf has an incredible amount of information about planets.  The wiki pages seem very helpful and should definitely be a part of the classroom.