Blogging 101

Anchor Standard 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

Blogging 101

What is a blog?

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Determine a purpose for blogging - become familiar with blogging for yourself - get comfortable with blogging before introducing it to your students - learn Kidblog and it's features
Have your students practice blogging on paper
Talk to your students about being safe online
Review the blogging policy with students - set the rules and expectations for blogging and any consequences for not following the policy
Send a letter home and inform parents of your plan and purpose for blogging and share the policy with parents - get permission before student publishing - use this letter as a template (replace red text)
Teach them how to comment - follow these guidelines
Start small - choose a first blog topic for your students that they know well - perhaps an introduction of themselves
Include parents - invite them to comment on their child's post
Connect with another class for blogging buddies
Visit the Blogging Resources below for information on how to do all of the above!

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