Blogging+in+the+Classroom

Session Description:
This half-day session will examine the various uses of blogs in the classroom with the examples being English applications. This should not limit participants to that subject area, as the uses for blogs that will be discussed can be applied to a variety of subjects. From using blogs as a source of instant feedback for students to examining the opportunity for the quiet students to shine to pushing towards “authentic” blogging with students identifying their voice and building an audience, the morning will provide a plethora of examples and ideas and an opportunity for teachers to get their ideas started.

Presenter Bio: Lynn Mittler, St. Louis, MO
Lynn Mittler started her teaching career in the deserts of Yemen and jungles of Gabon, far away from technology. After 14 years of teaching in American classrooms, she is a firm believer in the power of technology to engage students and challenge their thinking.

A upper school English teacher by day and geek by night, Lynn has developed curriculum and worked to integrate technology into those curricula in meaningful ways. She is one of the pioneering teachers in The Sudan Project, a class at MICDS that works in cooperation with Take 2 Videos, that helps build documentaries with footage provided by the organization’s founder Karin Muller. The project has allowed her to truly investigate what 21st century learning really looks like.

Lynn’s favorite activity remains reading, online or off.