Establishing & growing an
authentic audience
Quality Comments
The initial audience for a class blog comes from the students themselves reading each other's posts. Yes, posts should be well crafted, but so should comments. There is magic that can happen in those comments if we take the time and effort to practice writing quality comments. There's no perfect formula, but here are some helpful tips. This Quality Commenting document includes a handout for students as well as a resource page for teachers. Miss Cosier's 3rd graders created a Quality Commenting Video to help them become ambassadors of quality comments in our school.
Going Global
Twitter is one of my favorite resources to find other blogging classes. Simply search the hashtag #comments4kids and you'll discover a seemingly endless list of student bloggers. #Comments4kids is a pay-it-forward movement where teachers and classes comment on the students blog links tweeted with the hashtag. If your students have public posts, just try sending a few of their post links with #comments4kids and see what happens!
Quadblogging is a fun way to connect with classes all over the globe. There are several cycles that run throughout the year and it's an easy format to follow which allows students to truly practice the art of the blog comment.
All that Jazz
Blogging isn't just for sharing writing. Kidblog allows for many web based creations to be embedded, pictures, audio and video can be uploaded, creating a multi-media digital portfolio. Engaging students in different creative digital learning spaces will make for more interesting blog posts, but also allows for creative expression and reasoning behind those creative choices.
The initial audience for a class blog comes from the students themselves reading each other's posts. Yes, posts should be well crafted, but so should comments. There is magic that can happen in those comments if we take the time and effort to practice writing quality comments. There's no perfect formula, but here are some helpful tips. This Quality Commenting document includes a handout for students as well as a resource page for teachers. Miss Cosier's 3rd graders created a Quality Commenting Video to help them become ambassadors of quality comments in our school.
Going Global
Twitter is one of my favorite resources to find other blogging classes. Simply search the hashtag #comments4kids and you'll discover a seemingly endless list of student bloggers. #Comments4kids is a pay-it-forward movement where teachers and classes comment on the students blog links tweeted with the hashtag. If your students have public posts, just try sending a few of their post links with #comments4kids and see what happens!
Quadblogging is a fun way to connect with classes all over the globe. There are several cycles that run throughout the year and it's an easy format to follow which allows students to truly practice the art of the blog comment.
All that Jazz
Blogging isn't just for sharing writing. Kidblog allows for many web based creations to be embedded, pictures, audio and video can be uploaded, creating a multi-media digital portfolio. Engaging students in different creative digital learning spaces will make for more interesting blog posts, but also allows for creative expression and reasoning behind those creative choices.