U.S. Classroom Blogs

Mr. Ambrose's 5th Grade Class -- Detroit, MI



Mr. Ambrose's blog for his 5th grade class provides a number of great resources for his students. The majority of the posts include links to educational websites that relate to the subject being taught in class. The most recent post has links to online games that help improve typing skills. An interesting feature of the blog is the topic overviews. Mr. Ambrose posts what the next unit will cover and links that the students can view. This allows the students to get a sneak peak at what will be covered and feel more comfortable with the subject. The other resources used allow the students to explore the curriculum outside of the classroom.

http://classofambrose.blogspot.com

Mrs. Julia Osteen's 6th Language Arts Class -- Atlanta, GA

Mrs. Osteen uses her blog as a regular part of her class. The students have their own blogs where they post responses to specific assignments. The most recent assignment required the students to write a short paragraph about their summer reading. The students are also allowed to write about topics that are important to them. Mrs. Osteen's ultimate goal is to nurture communication between the students in order to make the more effective writers.

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=17192