Good ideas for teachers to use with their class

The following ideas come from the articles referenced below:

• Provide a world map on your blog which automatically traces where in the world visitors to your blog have come from. This can be achieved using the free software, ClustrMap. It provides students with a defined audience for their work which is very motivating (Pericles,2008,p.5).
• Provide results from a science experiment on your blog, so that other classes from around the world can comment on it and ask questions. Your class is then required to ensure their experiment is clearly defined and the results are accurate (Pericles,2008,p.5).
• Create a montage of photos taken throughout the year showing activities the students have participated in (Pericles,2008,p.4).
• Provide homework and event schedules on your blog so everyone has the latest information (Barone & Wright,2008,p.295).
• Create a daily vocabulary activity on your blog. Nominate a word which students then have to look up in the computer's thesaurus, write a sentence and draw a picture of (Barone & Wright,2008,p.295).
• Use WritingFix (writingfix.com) to provide a myriad of ideas for your students to write about. Students can keep clicking on suggested topics until they choose the one they want to write about (Barone & Wright,2008,p.298)

References:
Pericles, K. (2008). Happily blogging @ Belmore South. SCAN, 27(2), 4-6. Retrieved from http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/

Barone, D., & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media technologies.
The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 292-302