▶New Media Degree at Colorado Mountain College by cmceagle

This is an ad for Colorado Mountain College, however, I thought it may be a great intro for elementary/middle school students as a means to introduce Blogs to your class and begin a discussion as how blogs have the ability to allow people to share their thoughts and ideas, receive feedback, and reflect upon them.  In addition, you could segue into how blogs within the classroom can open doors to others around the world, offering the opportunity to communicate and explore others perspectives, as well as build bridges to new communities.   I found this to coincide with the first two chapters in Will Richardson's book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, and it's emphasis on why it is so important to incorporate this form of technology into student's lives with the classroom.  If done so properly, it opens a world of possibilities in how a student learns and more importantly, how he or she will critically think when exposed to others thoughts and ideas.