I found Partnership for 21st Century Skills website to be full of information that is good for teachers. With me being a teacher and a mother of 2, there is a lot of information to go through in a small amount of time that I have to spare. I love the idea of having the tabs to take you straight to where you need to go. The website is colorful so it was eye catching for me. I like the idea that you can download the framework and print out the themes and different skills.
The information that surprised me was the number of states that are using the 21st century approach. It seems to be a great program that students will benefit from at all ages. For my preschoolers, I would have to adjust the activities to mee the needs of my students. There is so much information ther that I did not find anything to disagree with. It gave me the insight on all the ideas I wanted to know about.
The site prepares teachers and students for a world that we are living in. The information will also inform parents on what is going on and how we need to prepare our children for what is to come.

What purpose would the blog serve?
Since I teach Pre-K, my blog site would be geared towards my parents. I could use it to put my weekly newsletters and upcoming events. I could also display students’ work for the parents to see. SHARP students for the week can also be displayed on the site. Parents could ask questions and make comments to me other to other parents since everyone’s schedule is tight these days.

Is it a place for students to interact?
I teach Pre-K so I do not see this as a place for my students to interact with each other. The parents and child could look at the blog together and the child may want to say something and the parent could type what their child says on the blog.

Is it a showcase for their work?
I could display my students work on the blog site. I would display my students work with the parent consent. Each week I will choose several students work to show off. The students will be excited to see their work displayed on the blog. The parent and child will be overjoyed to see their child’s work.

How does using a blog enhance the lesson?
On the blog, I could suggest ways parents could help their child in mastering the standards we are working on each week. Parents could post what work for them and what did not work for them to get parents involved in their child’s education.

How the blog can enhance the lesson?
A blog could help enhance a lesson by informing the parents on what we did in class and they could review with their child what we did in class. I could put simple activities for the parents to do with their child and parents can respond to how the activity went and where or not it was successful.

Hi! My name is Chastity Frazier and I teach Pre-K. I have been teaching for 9 years and I love my job. I teach half day classes. The countdown to the end of school is on 22 more days. I enjoy teaching the 4 year olds because they are like sponges. They take in everything you teach them. Integrating technology in the classroom is a great advantage for children in this society. For me it is amazing to all the new technology we have to take learning and teaching to another level. Technology is a must no matter what field you are in. Our school has smart boards in all the classrooms. What type of new technology do you have in your school? How is that type of technology working with your students?