Prompt #2

I have worked a lot with the children in my class and I really hate that I'm going to have to leave them at the end of the semester. Two children that I have got to work the most with are the two student in the reading group that I take. They are the slower readers, but they are so much fun and full of life that I love it! They are very easy to work with and are very eager to show me how much they can read. They use a really neat reading program that has a one minute time limit and they count the number of words they read per minute. Both the teacher and I are very fond of this program because it is both very educational and helpful and quite fun for the kids. I only had a problem with one of the students on one occassion, but I think he may have been having an off day because he is not usually like that. I am very glad that I got a chance to work with students who are shlower readers because I got to see how they work.

Do you think working with students in smaller groups helps you build a better realationship with them?

Blogging Possibilites

I think that blogging will be very useful in my future classroom. I think that students will really like it because they will be able to talk about anything they want and respond to their classmates ideas. I could also use this and post different and fun websites on the blog for the students to explore and see how well they like them. Blogs can also be used for students to learn about creative writing. If they have a chance to pick a topic and blog about it, they might be more excited about writing and use their imaginations more. Blogging is a great way to teach grammar, creative writing, and also to incorporate technology into the classroom.