This week marked the beginning of a journey I decided to take with my students.  Upon returning from winter break, I decided to introduce "The Art of Blogging"  to my group of 8th grade middle school students. To my surprise many of them were not really familliar with the concept or recieved limited informaiton via the media, family, and friends. So I saw this as an excellent opportunity to introduce the pros and cons of blogging which in turn made the concept very real for many of them.

Please forgive me, let me take a couple of steps back and introduce myself. I am currently a middle school teacher, educational consultant, and life coach.  I consider myself as chic with a little edge, reserved with a silent strength, academic risk taker who loves travel and seafood. The idea of blogging crossed my mind as I sought a new way to incorporate reading logs as well as continue to emphasize the importance of effective communication through writing in my classroom. As of right now, I am not aware of any other teacher in my building currently utlizing this platform for classroom instruction, so it will be a first. It is my desire to take you own this unprecedented journey from a student and teacher's perspective.
I look forward to taking this exciting journey with my students and hope that it will enhance and possibly tap into their love (I am praying for LOVE to develop over time :) for writting, and  reading, as well as use this platform to gain a true understanding of the power of using social media to reach an audience.