My Presentation

Rachel Boyd's class blog-nelson, new zealand

Mrs Boyd's blog seems to be mostly ran by students, and not by Mrs. Boyd. There are several videos posted that the children made themselves entitled "The Lorax speaks for..." These videos describe how the lorax speaks for different elements of nature because they cannot speak for themselves. Each child's personal blog has a link posted for easy access.
room9nelsoncentral.blogspot.com

Kool Kowhai blog in New Zealand

Janet Blaauw's class just began a new school year. It appears that she is quite the hands on type teacher! She and her class have planted various plants -from veggies to flowers, hoping that monarch butterflies will land on them and lay eggs. She has also been doing a lesson on egg development in chickens. Her blog is easy to navigate, as well, and provides very helpful educational links and other teacher's blogs to visit.
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=83975&blog_id=&listclass=11543

Mrs Blakely's kindergarten blog

Mrs. Blakely's kindergarten blog is much more simplistic then McClung's. I believe it is aimed more at keeping the parents updated on what is going on in the classroom. The picture above, for example, is posted on her blog about the groundhog day lesson. She explains that there will in fact be six more weeks of cold weather to look forward to. Two things I found helpful for other teachers is that she includes a list of blog links that are like her blog. This can provide teacher's everywhere with ideas and projects that other teachers are using.
kdgroom102.blogspot.com

Mr. McClung's blog in Noel, MO

Mr. McClung blog made his class look so exciting! I wish I had a teacher so involved and creative in elementary school! Everything is nicely organized and easy to navigate, while giving off a warm, welcoming vibe. A few things I noticed about Mr. McClung's blog were that he had a blog archive, a place for useful links for his students, and his posts were frequently updated with reminders of future activities. This seems to be a great way to keep students and parents updated and aware of the progress of his class!
http://mcclungsblog.blogspot.com/