THING # 2 Student Blogging and Writing

STUDENT BLOGGING AND WRITING - THING #2

    Topics, Topics Topics! One of the most critical parts of blogging is finding your subject matter that is relevant to the student. In completing the reading tasks for tools I believe the key here would be to start them out with something simple to blog about.
    For instance, how about the Cool things about their Neighborhoods where they live. What builds those communities and how do we bring some of their ideas to the Classroom? Maybe it's a Rec Center, a place of worship, a particular sport etc. If the topic is interesting than I believe the readings become much more relevant than just speaking about the Ten things that you would like to see them use when writing a blog. I like the guidelines but these must be taught in an enjoyable manner. The topic of Cyber safety mentioned in this article is probably the most important item in these lists.
    Following Cyber safety I believe the Mechanics such as post, draft, media, publish are also critical from day 1. These short skills should be done and completed by utilizing a worksheet listing these items every time they blog to get this to become second nature in developing the steps you want them to use in your classroom.
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