I am writing this post to ask for advice from those who have experience with Student Blogs. After taking a Web EDU class this summer, I find it exciting to think about using a Blog with my 2nd grade students. Is this too young? I would like to know if any readers have tried a Blog with students in 2nd grade. I am going to be busy at the beginning of the school year with other things going on in my classroom but would like to incorporate a Blog after the Christmas break. My initial thought is to use it as a daily journal and the student of the day posts something for that day. The problem is that if I do it this way, students would only get a chance to 'blog' every 4 weeks or so. Or, do I have it so that everyone posts weekly? Is this too much? Would I only allow parents to comment, or myself? Help . . . your input is greatly appreciated!
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I tried blogging with a 3rd grade group of 15 students and a 5th grade group during 30 minute enrichment groups. SO these were all higher level readers that needed something else to do. I attempted to do a literature circle with the students blogging on higher level questions related to the book. Since the teachers in my school use little to no technology, it was too much for them to grasp in the 30 minutes/ 4x per week, plus read the book. I found that the responses were very low level writing from even my highest writers. The technology was overwhelming and they would often get lost on the blog site. I also cannot find a site that allows under 13's to have their own username and passwords other than edublogs.org which turned out to be very confusing. If I were to try it again, I woul def start out very slow and not try to incorporate it into a literature circle. I am still searching for a site that allows under 13's and does not require an email address. I am moving to middle school this year so I plan to use the blog more aggressively. good luck
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