Denise,
I'm late to this discussion, but would you be willing to share the
site you used. I don't know if my district would have the site
blocked or not, but if I can show them the privicy of the site and
how only my classes would be able to access this, I might get a bit
more by in. With all the technology available to students today it
is determental for students not to know how to use the traditional
literacy skills with the technology available in today's society so
blogging is just another avenue for the students to practice these
skills.
Thanks in advance for sharing.
NVscience
On 5/07/09, Denise wrote:
> I have used blogging in an eighth grade class as a way for
> students to share stories and write comments to each other. The
> site I used to use is now blocked at my school too, but it had
> the option to keep it a private blog that only my class could
> access. This will stop strangers from writing upsetting
> comments to the kids.
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> Denise
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> On 5/06/09, Contrarian wrote:
>> First, I thank my lucky stars that my son has only one more
>> year of high school....
>>
>> Second, what is the goal of the blogging? How will it help
>> your students? How will it raise their test scores in the core
>> subjects?
>>
>> Third, no offense, but it seems like using b logging and
>> Twitter and such is just fluff, just play. If this was going
>> on in my son's school years, I would have taken him out to
>> homeschool him.
>>
>> When he finished 5th grade, we lived in Henrico County, VA.
>> When they implemented laptops for middle schoolers, we moved
>> out of the county. The superintendent at the time made the
>> comment that soon textbooks would not be needed. I said "Not
>> with my child," and got the heck outta there. Moved toa rural
>> area where they were "behind" in technology. He had better
>> things to do...like learn how to use his Carolina Skiff, which
>> was our present to him for having 100% perfect attendance for
>> his entire elem. school years.
>>
>> Contrarian
>> http://computercontrarian.b logspot.com
>>
>>
>> On 4/21/09, Tech Teach wrote:
>>> I am considering doing some blogging with my elementary
>>> students. I need some guidance as to how to do this and
>>> with what site--so many are blocked at our school. Just a
>>> note, my students do NOT have school assigned/supported
>>> email so whatever I choose to use CANNOT have students
>>> sign up via email addy!!
>>> Any and all advice would be great thanks!

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