Blog a phobic no more

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Hello everyone!  I’m a newbie to the Leadership Council for DEN 2010-11 and looking forward to a very rewarding year.

First, I have a confession to make; I am a “Virgin Blogger.”   There I’ve let out one of my secrets. Yes, I am “blog-a-phobic.”  But with every school year I like to step out of my box.    Why hadn’t I ever blogged?  I have never felt confident about my writing ability, as a result of a high school teacher who shall remain nameless and that was well over 30 years ago.  So you are reading my very first blog post and I’ve chosen to introduce you to a wonderful site my students used last year.   I do not want to impose my phobias on my students, so they blogged all last year on an amazing site, KidBlog.org.  A teacher designed the Kidblog.org platform for middle school and elementary school teachers and students.  Best of all, KidBlog.org is free, safe and simple to use.  Your students do not need e-mail accounts to use KidBlog.   You have complete control over the student blogs and comments.  The enthusiasm, motivation and writing I experienced from my students were incredible compared to past years.  I couldn’t believe it, they were even blogging in their free time from home.  So, I’m very excited to get started with the blogging again this school year. What more could you ask for?  Well, pair it with Discovery Education and you have a match made in heaven.  You can share a video right in a blog post; the students’ can view and comment.  You’ll be surprised at the higher-level discussions that follow during the interaction of the students’ comments.  You don’t have to limit your students to only their classes’ comments.  You can invite other classes to join in your class discussions. 

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  1. Susanna Livingston said:

    I think your writing is super… she (this high school teacher who will remain nameless) obviously didn’t know what she was doing or how to teach!! Thanks for the resource!!

  2. Cheryl watford said:

    Blogging is so much fun and is very useful in the classroom ssdtting. Thank you for sharing a new resource with us. I am glad you have joined e team and look forward to a bright new year!

  4. Cheoy Lee said:

    Congratulations on announcing it but also taking steps to overcome this anyway! You have to get into the mindset that people do actually want to hear what you have to say!

  5. George Maloney said:

    Kidblog seems to be a great platform, the teachet which developed it must be one of the most brilliant teachers at least in that area. It’s really nice to see people that get involved in good stuff and do projects like this one to help others, like students for example. Blogging is a very good thing, it helps you improve a lot of things, it helps you make new friends, express your feelings easier, think clearer, be more mature. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. desy said:

    Congratulations on announcing it but also taking steps to overcome this anyway! You have to get into the mindset that people do actually want to hear what you have to say!

  9. Mark said:

    After reading your post, I am wondering why you feel you are not a good writer. I think your piece is wonderful but you know what they say, practice makes perfect so keep writing and you will get better.

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    yes I think its a good thing from kidblog.org, I have to use it and that such a great blog, I recomended to do the same

  17. Marie said:

    For someone who starts in blogging, I admit to being impressed. I wish I could write like you

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