Thing #4 How Can I Use a Blog Educationally?

. . . let me count the ways! No kidding, just about anything that you can do in the classroom can be done on a blog, except face to face contact (and if you had a webcam, then maybe. . .) At my school, I'm about to start a reading club, with the help of two awesome 5th grade teachers. It's aimed at 4th and 5th grade avid readers (and maybe some reluctant readers will be excited enough to join in, too!), and they will be reading individually between our twice a month meetings. While they're reading, they'll be expected to journal. How cool it would be if they journaled onto a blog! The down side of that is, not everyone has access to a computer at home. However, maybe they could blog while in computer lab.