Will Richarson's Invitation

After viewing the teachers’ blogs I must say it’s a fantastic way of reflecting to one’s work. Teachers have different techniques and strategies of implementing and executing their learning objectives. I found all the blogs to be interesting since everyone is unique. I would like to comment on Brian Crosby, Cristin Frodella, and Elizabeth Davis blogs. If you would like to view the entire list of teachers’ blogs, click on http://edubloggercon.wikispaces.com/attending+atlanta+2007

Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis can be classified as an effective teacher. Although she works with kindergartner, she exposes her students to technology. I looked at her video and was marveled at the works of her students. What a beautiful project? I really like their artistic skills and penmanship. The have learned the basic functions of the animals and their behaviors. Their spelling and sentence construction will develop as time goes on. I can see that Elizabeth Davis is using the whole language approach in her class. I consider that to be quite effective for the lower grades. However, students should be encouraged to spell words correctly and to write in complete sentences from grade one or two. The students can now visit their work as often as possible and parents can definitely see their children’s work and help at home. Click on http://www.edtechpower.blogspot.com for viewing of Elizabeth Davis’s blog.

Brian Crosby

Brian Crosby is another impressive and enthusiastic teacher. He uses his blog to keep records of his weekly accomplishments. I like this idea a lot since students and parents can view for themselves the tasks completed on a weekly basis. In addition, it is quite prevalent that this teacher likes to take his class on field trips and also to have resource personnel to share vital data for his students. Nevertheless, I really acknowledge the idea of recording resource persons’ speeches and other involvements in his class. The idea of using pod cast is marvelous. Again, the students and their parents can view the messages shared. It is cleared that students can continue their learning at their own pace and at their own pace. To view Mr. Brian Crosby’s blog, then visit http://learningismessy.com/blog

Cristin Frodella
After analyzing Mr. Cristin Frodella’s blog I can say he is a resource teacher. He talks a lot about the search engine Google. He also discusses about internet television, discussion groups, sponsors resource materials, and learning guides. I agree with the fact that teachers should involve their students at all times with the use of technology. The World Wide Web does provide enormous data and ideas for executing concepts and accomplishing learning objectives. In addition, there are ‘zillions’ of units and lesson plans on Google. I do make use of these resources. If you would like to learn more about the resources available on the World Wide Web, then click on http://www.google.com/educators/index.html