My Kids Are Finally Blogging!

I have been wanting to take this leap for months now, but I've been trying to overcome the hurddles of parents who are concerned about their children blogging. Our district now has access to a Mac OS server that allows students to have a blog. It's highly protected, so hopefully parents won't be concerned. They created their own blog pages today and we uploaded a video from their Biography Day. My kids loved the way they could personalize their pages. I think this is a great way for them to write reflections about concepts we are learning as well as reflections on how they are learning, what they like about school, etc. I have been using Moodle with my kids, which is great, but I like the way a blog is more personalized for them. I think they can pour their personalities into them. Angie Cheatham also told me about a great site for those teachers who don't have access to their own blog for studenst. www.kidblog.org It's free and very easy to use. Get your kids blogging if you haven't already done so!!!