During our last coffee talk, several of the parents had questions about blogs. So, for this month's coffee talk, I thought it would be appropriate for us to talk about blogging. If you're not sure what a blog is, watch this quick video:
Many of our teachers here at Chets Creek have embraced blogging as a communication tool for the families of their students. The great thing about blogging is that it is a conversation. After a blog post is made, readers can make comments about the post or in response to other comments.
A few of our classrooms have the students doing the blogging themselves here at school. This can be a powerful tool, because there is a direct relation to the quality of work based on audience. Would you work harder on something many others are going to see or something only one person will see? Watch this video on why students should blog:
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I'm very interested to hear how your discussion went with parents. We just introduced a school blogging platform and there are some teachers who are apprehensive about the safety issues-and they are upper school/high school teachers! I was so impressed with the examples you shared from lower school students. I am feeling inspired to set my eight-year-old up with her own blog and not wait for her teachers to get on the ball.
I love the video about why students should blog. I really do think the reward far outweighs the risk. And, I can't wait to hear about the next Coffee Talk.
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