Blogging in the Classroom

Warlick, David (2006) A day in the life of web 2.0, Tech and Learning, February 2011.
Teachers are blogging about current assignments and what lessons they are teaching in class. Some teachers are using it to to integrate lessons. For example in the article it talked about an health and science teacher who came together to make a lesson that pertains to both class subjects. So in health that day the teacher will incorporate some science in his or her lesson, and at the same time the science teacher will incorporate some health in his or her lesson.
On the other hand some teachers are having students blog about articles, or class assignments/homework. After one student has blogged if they are working on a group project it allows other students in the group to communicate when they are at home. Makes doing homework with a group a lot easier. This process would also allow other students to see what exactly they are suppose to be doing if  they are lost or confused. Students can use their classmates as an example.
Some teachers are also using class wiki's. The teacher from the article uses one to encourage his students, and to get them to take more responsibility for their learning. He also records class discussions, making it possible for parents to hear the lesson and become more involved in their child's education, and students to go back and re listen if they are confused on their homework.
The whole school is using this Web 2.0 system. While some students maybe working on their assignments at the same time their parents could listen to what they discussed in class that day. At the same time another teacher can be reading the weekly blogs, or even writing a blog of their own. while the principal is writing out the calender for the community to see. This system also allows the superintendent to become involved within his or her schools.