I choose this blog because it is near and dear to my daughter's heart - this is her AP American History teacher's (Leslie Scoopmire) class blog. Ms. Scoopmire has been working on this blog for a couple of years, it was not developed over night. The blog has information the AP American History students need on a daily basis. She has outlines for each chapter, as well as, additional readings. She posts all assignments here and reminds students of due dates and tests. She also has some fun items, like a history quote of he day, a tab entitled, What Am I Listening to Now, where her students can see what her taste in music is and post their opinion about what she is listening to. She has a tab for the words of the day and a reminder of the date and time of the AP Exam. The picture at the left is a picture taken by Dorothea Lange entitled, A Migrant Mother. Lange took it in Feb. or March 1936. The students have been talking about the Great Depression, and Scoop (that's what the kids call her) has an article about the little girl on her mother's left in the picture today. It talks about how they felt at the time and how the picture made them feel.
This is an awesome blog example for how to use in a high school setting. It is pleasing to look through and the kids feel comfortable enough to make posts that are honest and express their feelings. For example, one outline, for a chapter later in the year, is very long, and the students from last year felt comfortable enough to post comments like, you have to be kidding and ugh. The comments tell me that she has made her students feel very comfortable and safe and I know this is true since my daughter is in her class this year.
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