Blogging

In January I started working with a first grade student who loves dancing, athletics, horses, etc, but has no interest in reading about them.  My first thought was to make the learning more active, putting on a play together.  Boy was I wrong, she told me she did not want to act anything out.  Within the last few days I have been trying to come up with a creative way to have her write, and Jenni van Rees blog about student blogging, was just the spark.  I presented the idea of writing about whatever she wanted for a couple of minutes on my computer.  I showed her some of the student work from Jenni van Rees class as well as from Kathy Cassidy's class, and she was ready to start today. This tiny bit of technology and independence sparked a fire inside her. For the future I am considering a photo story or some other form of technology that can be incorporated into a first grade literacy class.  I have limited access to technology, mainly being an ipod or a computer.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.