Thing #1 Blogging

I'm blogging! How exciting is this? My name is Missy and I am a parapro in the Read180 classroom at Crestwood. I am a certified teacher, and I am eager to learn lots of new techniques to use in my future classroom. I believe that using technology, such as blogging, will allow me to incorporate more interesting and creative student-centered learning. My mind is going in about a million different directions with the opprtunities this technology presents. I think of the assistance it can offer with communicating with parents, the ease of updating class information, and an interesting learning tool for students in an age of technology. Some of my concerns with using blogs as a learning tool include: inappropriate comments, lack of student involvement, and parent concerns. I, however, believe that these concerns can be resolved with careful planning and monitoring. Eventually, I think that this is a great tool that will be exciting for most students, parents and educators.