Blogging? It's Elementary, My
Dear Watson,
by Lorrie Jackson, is found at URL http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml. Elementary blogging allows kindergarteners and
other students and teachers to cover different topics, consider different
software programs and tools, and use cautions and tips for starting blogs. More than 24 links to blogging software and
elementary logs across America are included.
Blogging may
contain commentary and a writer’s thoughts, and may be accompanied by graphics,
and audio and video elements. Blogging helps
students to become better writers, according to research which proves that
students who blog write more, use greater detail, and take greater care with
spelling, grammar, and punctuation when they write over the internet to a real
audience. Students in grades K-6 may blog
about commentary on daily news stories, while middle and high schoolers use Blogger or LiveJournal. Blogmeister gives teachers control over
which and when students’ blogs are published.
KidzBlog allows blogging on
just one classroom computer, while Thingamablog
requires a hosted website. Studying
the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a prerequisite.
Blogging Guidelines for the
K-12 Classroom
is located at the URL http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/articles/classroom/blog-guidelines-for-the-classroom.html. Blogs, creative ways to incorporate technology in a classroom,
are used by teachers as a tool for administrative purposes and/or
for facilitating education.
Blogs can
be used similarly to the way that Blackboard is used by educational
institutions to add features and tools for communication and learning.
This
article describes how blogs can be used in classrooms for announcements,
parental involvement, class discussions, student participation via publications
of homework and assignments, and reviews of posts by teachers. Other resources
here include Blogging
Techniques for the K-12 Classroom from the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology,
and cybersafety content at Safe
Blogging. The article also points
out the fact that not every class subject has content that would require a blog.
Blogging can sometimes be slow communication.
The structure of blogs does not provide confidentiality. Teachers should
weigh advantages and disadvantages of blogging before making decisions.
National Geographic Kids Blogs is located at the URL http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/about-this-blog.html.
In their own words, children tell stories of travels, events, their
communities, their lives, and their thoughts.
This site is a combination of blogs pulled from the most recent posts from
their many blogs. National Geographic
Kids Blogs allows a group of children, who are selected and monitored by NG
Kids staff, to share their thoughts and experiences online, through words,
pictures, and videos. DogEared
is a blog about books. Green Scene
shows how to take care of the planet.
Children from around the world talk about what they eat, what languages
they speak, what games they play, and interesting landmarks in the places where
they reside in the You Are Here blogs! Current events are blogged about
at News Bites.
Students report on a year-long trip
around the world with their family in Global Bros. The Hands On
Explorer Trip blog tells how to enter the next challenge!
Scholastic Kids Press Corp is located at the URL found at http://blogs.scholastic.com/kidspress. This blog features news for kids by
kids. Topics range from political
campaigns, to science, teaching, acting, book reviews, movies, sports,
entertainment, and special reports. The
Scholastic Kid Reporters, ages 9-14, are blogging from across America.
This blog also
has links for teachers, parents, students, administrators, librarians, and book
clubs. Resources and Tools for teachers include daily starters, lesson
plans, planning calendars, printables, mini-books, freebies, videos. Strategies
and Ideas include new teacher support, professional resources,
teacher-to-teacher blogs, virtual field trips, teacher share, early childhood
today, and videos for professional development.
Student activities include
computer lab favorites, interactive whiteboard, kids press corps, and scholastic news. Books, ebooks, and the virtual teachers’
store are other included resources on this site. Teaching
with Kids Press Corps is another resource that is a link for teachers. There is also a link where students aged 9 to
14 may apply online to become reporters
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