Connected from the Start - Kathy Cassidy

I have a class blog.

One of the teachers I worked with in Dar

got me hooked on classroom blogging.

I love it.

This year,

I really got into it.

But I wanted ways to get my students more involved.

I wanted them to feel ownership.

I wanted it to be their blog.

Our school makes student portfolios.

I'm also keen to make digital portfolios 

for my students.

But am unsure how to get started.

Then I read this book.

Not only do I have more blogging ideas,

I have ideas of different ways to connect

my students to the world.

To use the world to foster

their learning.

Cassidy is a teacher, herself.

She shows ways she uses the internet,

videos,

Skype,

Twitter

and blogging

to facilitate her students learning.

I'm actually excited about the new school year.