Dear
Parents,
The students have been
introduced with their online English blog, which is basically a new platform for
them to communicate and share their work and ideas. The students are also being
encouraged to use the Internet in a helpful way that will enable them to search
for Information related to their studies, and to learn about new things. Their
homework also consists of googling specific topics that they have done in the
class to give them a better understanding of the concepts. Their class blog is
a page where they can ask queries; and write their creative writings based
solely on their imagination. Also, the presentations and videos they view in class
(mostly on daily basis) are also available on their blog to download and revise
at home. Reading about each student’s creative writing helps me to understand
that in what area each student needs to pay more attention. Understanding their
needs, I upload links to online quizzes which are very attractive and
interesting and which the students can take at home and improve themselves in
that particular area. In addition to this, links to download different
presentations aside from those discussed in class are also uploaded for them to
download and study at home.
On their blog, the
students can read their class fellows creative writings; this will encourage
and motivate them to write the best they can. After their first semester and
after the students have become more used to using their blog and uploading
their writings, they will be introduced to more advancer levels of blogging,
where they will be able to read and share their writings with different
students of the world connected to specific blogs and of their level. This will
greatly boost their morale to write with their utmost ability and bring forward
wondrous ideas from their imagination. The main purpose of this blog is to
improve and enhance the communication skills of the students with the help of
electronic media and to help them incorporate technology in their studies. The
importance of electronic media in today’s day and age cannot be ignored, so the
sooner the students are familiarized with it, the better it will be for them.
I highly rely on your
support in attempt to carry out this initiative in the best way possible.
Parent/Guardian guidance is very important while the students use their blog
and surf the Internet to search for Information.
Please note that I
administrate the blog and I make sure that it is used in the best possible way
by the students.
Feel free to bring
forward any new suggestion or query.
Thank you!
Class teacher,
Ms. Arooj Iqbal
Why
Blog?
Blogging in the
classroom setting moves students beyond commentaries on life, entertainment,
and other social ideas. It allows them to gain a deeper understanding of
content they are learning as they actually synthesize the information. Students
love the opportunity to express themselves and blogging allows them to do just
that. Beyond the communication advantages though, allowing student blogging
provides a variety of other benefits as well, such as:
Generating
Dialogue
Students often have a
difficult time sharing ideas and information relevant to their topics. Through
blogging, they have the opportunity to process and think about each of their
comments, allowing for deeper and richer conversations and debates.
Creating
Ownership and Enthusiasm
While not every student
will enjoy blogging, many will simply because it is a way to showcase their
work in a format that is ‘theirs’. Because it combines technology and writing,
many students become more excited about the idea of moving through the writing
process.
Connecting
Students
Through discourse and
debate, students have more of an opportunity to share their opinions within
their blogs. While some students may be extremely quiet in class, they may be
more likely to comment on a blog.
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