Dear Parents

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.