Classroom+Blog

A **blog** is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, etc...
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> There are numerous free sites available for creating your blog. I chose blogspot for it's simplicity and ease in use. There are other sites that provide a more sophisticated format. Go to any search engine and type in"free blog". You'll have many to choose from. > Click here to set up a blog through Blooger.com...http://www.blogger.com/start. You'll be asked to set up a google account, create a name for you blog, then choose from a variety of templates. Students will need to have an email account in order to access the blog. This has been a problem for me especially with the younger grades. In this case I had the student complete their answers then used my email to post their comments. > > Here's a visual of some 3rd graders blogging for the first time. They were engaged and excited. One student has trouble writing and struggles to complete assignments, often feeling stressed and unsuccessful. After completing this assignment using technology he expressed his excitment in doing an excellent job! Check us out at [|http://mrs-guthries-blog.blogspot.com/.] Or visit Mrs. Tifft's blog at http://mrs-tiffts-blog.blogspot.com/ and Mr. Light's at http://tlight.edublogs.org/. > > More later, > Lynet > >