Looking to get started on Twitter? Here is a YouTube playlist I made with several good videos about how to join & start building your own PLN!
Student Blogging
Are your student blogs still set to "private"? Expand their audience! Quote by @willrich45 #edchat "In fact, ... http://t.co/auqko4Kuym
— Chris Rogers (@chrisrogers07) August 27, 2014
@chrisrogers07 Thank you so much for stopping by and dropping love on the Kidblogs! My kids will be so hype :-D Can I return the favor?
— Sarah (@sarahdateechur) August 28, 2014
Another important element to consider about student blogging is how to assess their work. Student blogging shouldn't just be a fun add-on activity, it should be a core part of the reading & writing work done in class each week. Therefore, it is essential to develop a clear, concise rubric for blogging & commenting that will help develop your student writers and give them a platform for self-evaluation as well.
I have developed the rubric below for use with grades 3-5. It is primarily based upon Clarence Fisher's blogging rubric with additional credit to Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. I hope that you can adapt it for use in your classroom as well. Click here for the link if you would like to make a copy of the Google Doc to edit it for your classroom needs.
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oak, California: Corwin.