This year I introduced blogging to my students. I introduced blogging as a conversation that happens online and just like talking to people, blogging requires manners. We created a set of class rules for blogging together.
1. Be nice
2. Do not give out personal information
3. Do your best work
We started with a "paper blog" hanging in our classroom. I posted a question for students to respond to and they wrote their thoughts on lined paper. We hung the papers on the wall. Students then used Post-It Notes to add comments to the papers. We talked about what comments were helpful in moving the conversation forward. I then set up Kidblog for the class and posed another question. They were so excited to write their own responses and respond to others. This was one of those activities students asked for over and over again. This year I would like to let students come up with some of their own topics for blogging.
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