January 12

Where in the World?

Since I created my class blog several years ago, it has been interesting to view my Clustr Map and see that we have visitors from all around the world.  Each day I list the locations of recent visitors and it has definitely been a learning experience!  I love when I see a new location and realize that “Wow, someone in that country came to my blog!”  I dont’ know how people  in countries on the other side of the world find my classroom blog, but I am certainly glad that they did and they leave a “dot” on my map! 🙂

There are several countries listed on my Clustr Map that I really don’t know a lot about.  Well, to be honest, MORE than several!  I came to the conclusion my students probably didn’t know about these countries, either.  Lately, we have been working on summarizing in Language Arts class, so I decided that the students would do a little project. 

Each student chose a different country from the Clustr Map to research.  They are going to summarize the information and present it in a powerpoint to the class.  Not only will the students learn more about several countries, but I will also!  They are going to teach me-I love it!  🙂  🙂