I was absolutely blown away. Not so much by the content, because most really successful blogs have relatively the same amount of content. What I was impressed by was the mind boggling level of detail, thought, and layout of the entire blog. The media count really opened my eyes. What was amazing about it was that so many people from so many different parts of the world have viewed it. More people viewed it than our class blog, and that to me speaks volumes considering this is a 3rd grade class, not a college institution. Beyond that, there are just so many things to be impressed with. How about her own personal website to learn more about her? How about showing those newcomers/parents that don't know squat how to comment? How about the activities and games for parents and kids to play? Speaking of kids, you can learn more about them too!
I think the thing I enjoyed the most about her blog, is the professionalism and the layout. You can tell she knows exactly what she's doing and she put in a lot of hard/smart work so that others (parents/student's) wouldn't have to. The links being easily viewable at the top of the page, her information on how to contact her being in visible spots is how all similar sites should be organized. Then there's the different time zones for the student's and others alike to learn about. Believe it or not, there are 3rd graders out there that struggle with the concept of time, and for them to understand and have a global understanding of how the world works (whether it be time zones or internet in general) will only benefit them greatly in the future. She also has a link for learning about html code. How awesome! You can view it here: "Learn HTML Code". You have no idea how useful and helpful that is and wil be for her student's and their parents. Then there is the facts about learning how to shoot digital images, learning about the state of California, and then blogging resources for teachers! I could write forever about her blog. It truly is the most professional blog I've had the pleasure of viewing. It has everything and more a student, parent, or just casual visitor of the site would want to know about herself and her class, while making it easy to navigate in the process. She truly has set up her student's up to succeed not only in her class, but in life. Saying I'm impressed by it is an understatement. I'm flattered by it.
No comments:
Post a Comment