I actually got some interesting ideas for this post at the OTEN Conference yesterday. I attended a workshop by a MAT graduate who had created her own social networking site for her 4th-6th grade blended classroom. I really liked the idea of each student having their own space (profile) to decorate and make their own.
I think it would be very beneficial to use blogging in the classroom, and I especially think middle school is a perfect place to use this tool. I would probably use a combination of posting personal "how's it going" questions that they then have to reflect on, and asking them to blog on a topic that relates to a topic we learned about that week. I remember "journaling" when I was in middle school, but I think blogging is a bit more interesting because the students can read each other's ideas and thoughts.
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Yes, nice extension of the 'journaling' we used to do. I think one could list quite a few additional positive attributes that blogging would add to the old-school journaling.
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