Blogging

=The World of Blogging=

====Third, fourth and fifth grade students will enter the world of blogging. We will be using KidBlog during library instruction to share thoughts about books, examine and analyze online resources and much more. Blogging is a great way to communicate online and relevant to our students' future. KidBlog is a safe platform that is private (NOT on the world wide web--viewed only by members). Students are not required to have an e-mail address to have an account with KidBlog, and posts are submitted to a teacher for approval before they are published for class members to see. Students are always excited about blogging! Our instructional goals include teaching Internet safety and digital citizenship to go with tips to help them become better communicators.====

====Blogging is not just confined to school--students are encouraged to blog from home too! Students should use the //HuskyReaders// blog to share with others the great books they are reading from the Mark Twain Award nominee list. Readers must blog about four of the current nominees in order to vote next March. Watch for task in Ms. Hansen's first post before getting started. Students can use those "cut and paste" skills from her post to theirs to make sure they satisfy the task, then cut them from the post when they have finished.====