Blogging in the Classroom

My dream for teaching is to be in a classroom teaching first grade. In this setting, I would not be able to require students to create and use their own blogs because at that age, they are just being able to progress in their reading and writing skills. I think that in this scenario, I would use a blog to communicate with parents and even other teachers. Posting about goings on in the classroom would replace a simple note sent home. This way, parents can respond right on the blog and interact with me as well as each other. Parents communicating their thoughts to me will be very important and helpful for me and the students. Other teachers could also view the blog and respond to different things with their own input or ideas of teaching certain things. Suggestions are always welcome and this would help us work together as a team much more efficiently. I like the idea of sharing everything right on the spot so there are no important notes or dates forgotten because a student didn't bring a note home or I forgot to write something down. Everything happens right away and viewers can go back to previous posts if they missed one. Parents can also read the blog with their children if they want to share important things. This is the way I would use blogging in my future classroom.