Building Learning Communities 2011

The classroom blog is a 21st century bulletin board where class work is shared and viewed by many. It is an amazingly powerful, yet simple tool. Discover how blogging can transform learning in an early childhood classroom. Hear how young children are engaged in a participatory culture while learning traditional literacy skills and also the new media literacy skills.

Attendees will become informed about:

• Blogging as a learning tool in the early years classroom
• Integrating math, literacy and other subjects through classroom blogging
• Young learners and the participatory culture
• Using personal blogs to portfolio children’s work