Kidblog is a great web-based platform for allowing students to blog with a safety net. It is a great tool for iPad classrooms or MacBook classrooms. Because all published posts are saved, you will be able to compare beginning of the year writing samples with the end of the year writing samples.
To get started, teachers would need to create a blog and student accounts on the Kidblog website. Next, I would introduce the concept to students using the BrainPOP blogging video or BrainPOP Jr. blogging video. These two videos provide students with a brief overview of blogging. After introducing the concept of blogging, I would then setup the ground rules for writing blog posts and comments. Last, provide students with regular assignments and guidance as needed with the blog. Check-in with students and scaffold there progress as a writer with a true audience.
For more resources, check out my Getting Started with Blogging Resources page.
To get started, teachers would need to create a blog and student accounts on the Kidblog website. Next, I would introduce the concept to students using the BrainPOP blogging video or BrainPOP Jr. blogging video. These two videos provide students with a brief overview of blogging. After introducing the concept of blogging, I would then setup the ground rules for writing blog posts and comments. Last, provide students with regular assignments and guidance as needed with the blog. Check-in with students and scaffold there progress as a writer with a true audience.
For more resources, check out my Getting Started with Blogging Resources page.
