Is It the End or Only the Beginning?

Whooo, finally!  My 23 Things are complete!  As apprehensive as I was to start a blog in the first place, I really had a good time doing this one.  It was a lot more fun going through the activities and doing things I didn't even know were out there.  My absolute favorite post in this blog was Thing #21, the Animoto video.  I just thought that it was so fun and so cute to do.  I also just love the idea of making something similar for my students at the end of every school year as a small keepsake.  It is something they and their parents could look back on for a long time.  I also realized what a good tool blogging can be.  It will be so useful as a teacher.  I could set one up and have my students' parents follow it.  I can post homework assignments, examples, important dates, school events, class pictures, activities, etc. on the blog and parents could keep up with what their children are doing at all times.  As a teacher I want my classroom to be as open to parents as possible.  I want parents to feel free to always come in and visit and know what's going on with their children and I think that a blog, or even a social network page, such as Facebook, would help to make that possible.