I love how much I get done when I should be working on report cards. If only I were this driven all the time
I have changed my mind since the previous posts. I have decided to set up a class blog at Learnerblogs.org. I found great directions for how to do so at MHetherintong.net. This will solve all sorts of problems. All the students will be posting to the same place, so at least they will be reading each other’s blogs. I can still monitor the experience, and learn HOW to manage it all as a hobby before I need to use it on my new job. Finally, it does permit me to moderate, which gives a bit more control as these children continue to blog.
It may be that none of them continue to blog; I know all about good intensions coming to naught when we finally switch to summer mode. However, this seems like a good option, and I can open it up to other children on the team, since it will be moderated.
Possibly best of all, it gives me a legitimate reason to play around with a new blog when I should be working on reports.
Susan,
I’m glad you found my directions for learnerblogs helpful. You and I share a common view, that a multi-user blog gives the students an immediate “peer” audience, with the potential over time to gather a worldwide readership. I looked at your students blog “Gold Team Graduates” and was impressed. Unfortunately the year ended two weeks after the blog’s initiation, but I’m sure the experience will allow you to hit the ground running with next years blogs.