Edublogger

I have recently started to follow the blog of April Waters, an Aboriginal Education teacher at the St. James-Assiniboia School Division. The blog is that of the Aboriginal Education Department, not April specifically. I really like this blog, their About Me section is very welcoming. It has a section for important dates, their twitter tweets, information, and of course their blog posts. 

I chose to follow this blog because I wanted to see how a blog could be used for either a teacher or department at a school, and to see how they integrated the Aboriginal perspective into the blog. They accomplished this by posting links and information about relative Aboriginal ideas and events. For instance, there was a post about the very popular book by Jordin Tootoo, a great way to connect to the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students. I also liked how they included events going on at the school or in the community. They also posted work being done in the school by students, which is a great way to build rapport with students, as well as create a strong bond between the students and the school. I will definitely take this into consideration when doing this for my own classroom. The main aspect I will take away from this blog is the positivity and enthusiasm it expresses. Great blog, definitely worth taking a look at!    

Stepping Out of the Box and Into the Circle