Re: [LM_NET] TAR: Setting up a Blog

[Analine Johnson <analine.johnson@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi Pat,

I have a student blog aimed at my 3rd-5th graders. I set it up a few years
back when I became a librarian. It's definitely been a work in progress and
a labor of love. Since I'm not that tech-savvy the the learning curve was a
tad steep for me but I have improved through the years. I post about books I
have read, events taking placing in the library, pictures relevant to the
library, and I create book trailers so I post them there as well. I
currently have a post on Favorite Authors: Summer Reads and have a few
authors write in to tell me about their summer reads. I try to be creative
with my focus always being to try to get kids motivated to read and pick up
books they may not otherwise consider.

The hurdle is getting kids to be active participants. They have little
access to computers and most do not own computers. By the time I get their
passwords and set up their e-mail accounts it seems like half the year has
gone by. I think with time it will all fall into place. This year my focus
will on teachers.  If I can get them to see the value of safe
social-networking and using 2.0 tools and see it as a valuable writing tool,
then I think they will be more apt to use it.

I use edublogs. It is safe, free of ads, I can moderate all comments and
most important - it's not blocked by the district. If anyone would like to
use the blog on their campus I welcome all students. All they need is an
e-mail. If you would like to see it go to-

La Lucha Libro Library
http://centeno.edublogs.org

Cheers!




On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Pat Hoppe <Marbeth2@aol.com> wrote:

> I would like to start a reading blog for my students.   I've looked at many
> of them out there for ideas.
>
> I looking for suggestions from people who've had one.    What kind of
> service do you use to host your site?   What is the easier work with?   I
> know
> there is blogger, wordpress, and many more.
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> Pat Magee
> Lincoln MS
> Marbeth2@aol.com
>
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Analine Johnson
Library Media Specialist
Rodolfo C. Centeno Elementary
Laredo, Texas 78046
ajohnsont@unitedisd.org
http://centeno.edublogs.org

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