As an educator I can practically use a blog in my preschool class to give parents a view into the classroom. In this day and age when parents are not allowed into the classroom because of all the Covid restrictions, parents are not getting to participate in special days, celebrations, and field trips. They do, however, want to know what is going on and this would be a window into classroom life and learning. It would be mostly for parents because preschoolers are too little to read and write. I do not know much about technology yet, but perhaps if they could a video blog to answer a question. With the help of their parents that would allow them to begin to formulate their thoughts and words on a particular topic and have a record of it. A potential problem is if the parents are unavailable to help or if they do not have the skills or interest to help their child blog then it would not work.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Blogging in the Classroom
I can also use blogging to encourage parents in their parenting. Many times in the past when parents were allowed to be actively involved (i.e.: volunteering, drop off/pick up in the classroom, chaperone) they would share parenting problems with me in person and I was able to pray for them, offer encouragement, and sometimes give advice. Under the new restrictions my interaction with the parents is limited. I can use a blog to give back a little bit of the personal feel to parents. Of course, nothing can truly take the place of personal touch and interaction, but at least they may feel a bit more connected and encouraged.
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Angela, I love the idea of connecting with parents through a blog. I am not on any social media platforms so I don't know that I would have thought of connecting in this way. You make it sounds so easy and efficient to do it this way. I agree that nothing takes the place of face to face interactions and a hug, but this would be a great place to post prayer requests for the class, forming a prayer circle to lift up those needs and praises. Great ideas. Kathy
ReplyDeleteThank you for the idea of prayer requests. I didn't even think of that.
DeleteAngela, I love your idea of having everyone connected through a blog. I feel like this is a practical idea to show where students are at to their parents and give the parents the ability to see how they can help their child. I feel that in today's world we are always looking for new and exciting ways to get parents involved in education and this can accomplish it very easily.
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