Younger Student Blogging

Younger Student Blogging is something that I have been thinking about over the last few weeks. At the conclusion of this past academic year, I wanted to share with parents their children’s writing.  While I check it every day, (or most every day) they do not have an opportunity to see it until they see their child’s journal at the end of the year.  So I was thinking that I would like to have my children create their own blogs.

I know that there are many hurdles that I have to overcome. The first is parental permission and the children’s safety.  But I have been thinking about the skills that I would be able to reinforce in the course of this concept.   I would be providing the children with the keyboarding skills that they need for their education.  I could also provide them with the opportunity write on the computer.  This is something that the children love to do.  I would also be able to reinforce their mechanics skills.  Finally, it needn’t be something such as a typical finished product that the children have to do but rather a means for them to just practice writing. 

There are also additional benefits. The main one would be that parents are able to see their child’s work and progress in writing. Parents will also be able to see the progression of their child’s writing skills.  What a wonderful concept. 

While there are a lot of hurdle to this idea and I have not thought everything through.  I am certain that I have the kernel of an idea where children will be able to safely express themselves. 

Upon further reflection and research here is what I have found. I have found a couple of sites, of which there are many more for children to blog with.  Here are some examples that I have come up with. Kidsocialnetwork.com, clubpenguin.com, and kidblog.com seem to be the most promising.  http://kidblog.org/home/#why-kidblog  I think I may have hit the mark with Kidblog.  The clubpenguin is OK but it is a Disney property so I have my doubts with their strong marketing department. But at least, I know it will be safe for our children.  So, yet again, what this entry has done is created a little more homework for me to do.  C'est La Vie.