Introduction to a School Weblog

Parents and students, read the results of year's blogging by a group of kids in an elementary school.

A couple of important points:

1. All the kids' names are not their real names (they are pseudoynms).
2. All the writing that is visible has been read and approved by the teacher, comments included.
   

Here's the URL
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=5655&l=1160097885

The goals of using a weblog for educational purposes are:

1. Students develop their writing and their ideas for a real audience.
   
2. Students develop their computer skills by using current technology.
   
3. An online, interactive community will develop where ideas are shared appropriately and securely.
4. Higher level thinking takes place as students read and evaluate each other's opinions and make comments.