Blogging

=Sandpit Session - BLOGGING=

We are a bunch of (mostly) novice bloggers who are hoping to get inspiration and ideas from each other.

We started by sharing the blogs that we had already made.

The general discussion that ensued took many tangents, but here a a fair summary of what we have come up with

Edublogs was decided upon as the best host for classroom blogging. It allows student blogs to be connected to a teacher blog, letting teachers have a varying level of control over the students' content.
 * What Blog?**

allows self expression alternative form of presenting work as a basis for cyber-safety instruction reading and writing in an authentic way connecting and collaborating around the world
 * Purpose / Benefits of Blogging in the classroom**

Literacy - role play blogging as a character from a novel Use specific blogs / pages for specific projects. Applying filters to the blog stream can also be useful. Use as a way to display work Promote your school Collaborate in real time with other classes around the world
 * Ideas for practical use**

The issues of Child protection when students have their work online is debatable Parent permission to sign up for their own student blogs Students do not need an e-mail address Can to used to teach real cybersafety while making a blog
 * Cyber Safety**

Do school drive a parent education program to enhance cybersafety?


 * Links**

[] [] [] [] the Bloggers Cafe - a place for upper primary students to network around the world, simple quick challenges designed to engage and conect students.

Pro costs $40 per year for the school Edublogs is Australia based

Student Blogging Challenge for students [] There are also some great guidelines for setting up and running your classroom blog in regards to etiquette and guideliunes for contributing.