Blogging Workshop at NHPTV

I attended a workshop on blogging on 10/5. The possibilities for teachers and students is mind-boggling. I'm not sure where to begin. The first task is to get familiar with creating a blog and posting to it. It's pretty simple but there are a lot of settings, templates, editing options.

One of the concerns when I came was about students posting inappropriate comments. The suggestion here is that if the teacher sets the guidelines, has clear expectations, goals, and objectives and GRADES the postings, then the students will do OK.

A school in Georgia has about 10 different blogs in their classroom. The principal has one (which is why I have invited Wally to be a member of this blog) on which she posts short essays on character, fairness, and issues that come up. The students can comment. The counselors have a blog and several teachers. The URL for that school is : http://jhhweb.rockdale.k12.ga.us .