Teacher Tuesday: Kidblog

I know from experience, that getting students to write can sometimes be difficult, but here is a website I found that may offer a possible solution.

Kidblog.org, I love it!

Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog. Kidblog's simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.

Application: Check out how this 4th grade teacher uses kidblogger in his classroom:

"Josh Bennett recently posted an article about using Kidblog with his 4th grade students. He talks about how blogs motivate students to publish their writing for an authentic purpose for a real audience.  He discusses his development of a blogging rubric utilizing elements from the 6 Traits of Writing.
Check out his succinct article for a nice taste of how student blogging can be en effective pedagogical tool in your classroom."

Try it out in your classroom and let me know what you think.