Science Class on YouTube

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, February 19, 2009.

Last month a couple hundred science writers and bloggers gathered in North Carolina for the third annual Science Online conference. Among the journalists and academics was a crew of teen bloggers. They attend the Calverton School in Huntingtown, Maryland, and their biology teacher is Stacy Baker, or Miss Baker, as she’s known at school. Her teaching style goes beyond textbooks and the chalkboard. She uses blogging, Twitter and YouTube to get kids excited and talking about science. Her students made quite an impression at the conference, and so we’ve asked them to visit with us.

Miss Baker is joined by two of her student bloggers, Brandon Greer and Erik Martin. They’re at the NPR studios in Washington, DC.

Visit Stacy Baker's biology class blog

Watch a few of Stacy Baker's students responding to the question: What do you like about blogging?

(Photo courtesy Castaway in Wales via Flickr/Creative Commons)

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Wow

With no child left behind and so many failing schools, It was nice to hear this story. I wish I was in Miss Stacy's class when I was in school.
Keep it Up Miss Stacy!!

Submitted by vince paratore on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 12:47.

I just loved all the ideas and results this teacher has had using technology in the classroom. I plan to go into teaching and look forward to using technology--which I enjoy immensely--in my classroom. This story was an inspiration!

Submitted by Zulma on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 11:23.

First of, big thanks to having us on the show. It was really cool. In the show my post on Darwin's Mockingbirds was mentioned, so to anyone interested here is a link. Thanks!
http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2009/02/12/to-save-a-mockingbird-...

Submitted by Erik Martin on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 11:34.

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