Begin by using blogs to post a link to an interesting online article. Continue this progress by posting links and adding your own commentary and/or interpretation on the significant points of the article.
Richardson also encourages using blogs, initially, for posting homework and related classroom websites. Further, link other good blogs from your blog as sort of student models of what an appropriate and ethical blog looks like and can accomplish. Also, encourage students to post comments to your blog and questions you pose on your blog. Lastly, as an educator, invite students to begin their own blog and negotiate its use and personality (in other words, what it is for and what they can post).
If students are going to blog, make sure parents give permission, and include within the permission that nothing beyond a first name would appear (or pseudonyms) and how the teacher's RSS feed can be used to help monitor what they are posting.
Here are a few "Good Educator's Blogs" per recommendation of Richardson:
Currentyly, my school does not allow student access to blogging. However, this past Thursday I spoke with my school's tech. administrator about blogging and she seemed optimistic about the possibility of students receiving this privilege soon. I am hoping this is the case!
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