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Blogging 2nd Graders!

Tina Coffey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:56 +0000

Yes, it’s true! Mrs. Allen’s and Mrs. Wiggington’s second graders at Oak Grove are blogging on their very own blogs! They would love to recieve comments, so be sure to check them out periodically. Soon they will be writing about things they are studying in their curriculum!

Here are their blogs:

Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Wiggington

I’ll keep them linked to this blog (on the right) in case you want to check back on them later in the year!

(P.S. — Keep an eye out for one more blogging class of 2nd graders coming soon!)

Blogging 5th Graders

Tina Coffey — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:04:39 +0000

Mrs. Hudson’s and Mrs. Graves 5th grade classes at Clearbrook Elementary are blogging! I’m so proud of the hard work both the teachers and the students are putting into this project! The kids are very excited, especially about comments they’ve received from some college students in Alabama. They worked really hard on writing posts about instruments to go with the sound unit they are studied in Science, and they are working on entries about their visit to Apple Ridge Farms. If you have a few minutes to leave them some comments, they would love it! It’s so motivating for them to know that their writing is read by a “real” audience!

Here are their blogs:

Mrs. Hudson

Mrs. Graves

I’ll keep them linked to this blog (on the right) in case you want to check back on them later in the year!

iGoogle Follow-up

Tina Coffey — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:50:48 +0000

Following the our iGoogle Workshop, I’ve had a few requests for blogs to add to your iGoogle page. Here are a few I like to follow:

Technology in Elementary Classrooms:

Welcome to NCS-Tech
Instructional Technology Specialist
Artful, Tuneful, Beatful
Digital Passports
My Technology Journey
Primary Preoccupation
Tech Thoughts by Jen

Other ITRTs
(Pam Elgin) Technology Medley
(Meg Swecker) Giant Stride
(Brian McKee) Brians TRT Blog

I have many more of these if you want…

Gifted
(Amanda Gibson) The Gifted Corner

Smartboard Blogs:
Teachers Love Smartboards (probably my all-time favorite)
Talking SMARTBoards & Much More!

News:
BBC News in Pictures
CNN Top Stories
So Salem Blog
Roanoke Times

If you need help remembering how to add an RSS feed to your iGoogle Page, don’t forget to take a look at your iGoogle Handout.

If you find that you have a lot of blogs that you want to follow, it might be good to start using Google Reader. Will visit that topic soon! ;)

Feel free to comment and add some of your favorites!

A Big Thanks!

Tina Coffey — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:14:32 +0000

Summer School is officially over for this year, but the students wanted to express their thanks to those of you who commented on our classroom blog. They were constantly asking me if I knew the people that made comments. They were excited to check, and eager to write back. I even watched their commenting begin to change just a bit within the three weeks we worked on the blog as they began to model their comments after the ones they received. It’s amazing what kids pick up. So, from the Summer Coffey Crew and from me…

Summertime Bloggers in Second Grade

Tina Coffey — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:17:10 +0000

I’m in the middle of teaching Summer School to some great second graders, and they have been posting to a class blog to practice writing skills. They are really excited about the possibility of recieving comments from people, as well as intrigued with the cluster map on the blog. If you have a free moment, would you mind leaving them some comments? Click here to visit our class blog! Thanks!