I have never been much of a blogger. But I do think that blogging is a great resource for teachers. It is free and allows us, as teachers to see inside the worlds of other classrooms. We can share ideas with each other. One blog that I read said that it was like having a conference with first grade teacher, drama teachers or any other teachers you would like (http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/Educational-Blogs-You-Should-Investigating-2787268). I think that blogging will be an even more valuable to resource as we are moving towards the common curriculum.

From many of the blogs that read I noticed that there are two main formats/subjects that teachers write about. The first is reflections of the day or what is going on with parents and/or students. An example of one such blog is located at: http://kiri8.wordpress.com/  If you do have a reflective blog never mention people by name. The second subject for blogging that I found most teachers using was classroom resources and activities. A few blogs like this are: http://www.education.com/activity/first-grade/ and http://totally3rdgrade.com/wordpress/  Both of these blogs provide resources available to teachers. I also noticed that if varies how often a teacher blogs. some do it weekly and others do it daily.