Teddy Bears Go Blogging...

What a fabulous article! As a young kindergarten student, I participated in the teddy bear exchange similar to the one discussed in the article. Integrating blogging in this activity is a wonderful way to get students connected into the technology world, by using the same "old-fashioned" activities that were used to initiate communication between students, especially while they are taking the teddy bear over weekends, vacations and holiday breaks from school. This keeps kids in touch with one another and engaged in classroom communication and activities while not actually in the classroom. It also helps to ensure the kids participation and thinking about classroom activities and learning when they are not in school for a typical school day.