Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Trying to Start a Classroom Blog
I have been doing some research on how to get started with blogging. I am getting a lot of great information from Kathy Cassidy's book, which is definitely helping, but I need to make sure that my school will allow me to even blog. I attempted to talk to my administrator the other day, but I did not get a final answer from her. She briefly mentioned that I could maybe use a word document and save it on our shared drive as a blog versus using the internet. This could definitely be an option, but I would love for my students to have the ability to get feedback from the world outside of their school. Yes, I will be the person who is primarily reading and responding to their blog, but I would love for their parents to be able to see and comment on their posts. Judy Artz, along with several other people, suggested that I look at using Kidblog. It will allow me to approve the students' posts before they are officially submitted. Before anything else though, if I am allowed to have a classroom blog, I have to get the parents' permission.
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Jessica…Good luck with getting the blog approved. It's amazing how some schools fear the internet. It's like they believe if they ignore it or ban it the problem will disappear. I've got to imagine the parents would permit blogging. Especially if it gives them the chance to interact more with their child's learning. Is your school pretty anti technology too or do you have access to tablets for some of your classes?
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Tom
I totally get the fear of the dangers of the Internet that some administrators have, but all the more reason to have a teacher guide them through all the ins and outs of being in the digital world. It's like teaching a banned book. If it's off limits, kids will be curious and find it on their own eventually. A teacher can help to guide the students through it, anticipate misconceptions, and teach them to make good decisions. Good luck in getting approved and let us know when we can start commenting on your class blog!
ReplyDeleteJessica, any progress on getting the green light for a blog? Perhaps you could delicately recommend Connected from the Start to your administrators or send each of them an anonymous copy. Scott
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