New Literacies Project

I have decided to create a classroom blog to keep students and parents updated on things that happen each day in class. The blog will be a compilation of videos uploaded onto Teacher Tube of the different centers or ideas that we are covering in class. It will also be infused with the students’ own work. They will be creating podcasts and videos to share with their families and classmates about what they have been doing in class. The blog will serve as a resource for parents and for the students who have been missing from school. They can look back at the blog to make sure they have everything on task, or parents can use the videos to help their students focus on different things at home. Since parents will be able to access computers and internet at the library, this is something that would be useful for everyone—even those who don’t have a computer directly available at home.

I have already posted my first entry and will keep it updated as I obtain new ideas. Here is the link to my project so you can see it if you'd like:

http://newlitproject09.blogspot.com