EduBlog Insights

is excellent and he encourages you to “kick the blogging tires and see

what benefits you might take away.” You need to take a look at my

elementary students’ blogging about weblogs, writing and learning. They

are indeed kicking the blogging tires. Their views on weblogging are

powerful. They are really giving some thought to what they are learning

and improving their writing with each post. The students love having a

choice about what they are writing, they feel ownership, and they are

in awe of the fact that people are commenting on what they have to say.

Alejandro’s post: My Life as a Weblogger

Have you ever had a chance to do

weblogs? If you haven’t you should try it out. Ever since I began using

weblogs my writing has improved.

Shelby’s post: What Goes On Around Here

Weblogging is when you can have the

freedom to express yourself, and write about whatever you want to! You

have to be careful when you write because you could be writing in front

of the whole world! At first, I was very excited about having ownership

over my own weblog, and the excitement keeps building!!!

Maria’s post: My Writing Is Improving

I use my personality in my writing. I

include my voice in my writing. I use many of my choices, and I have

freedom over my writing.

Jhonathan’s post: Importance of Weblogs

Aw! My brain hurts! Do you know why? It is because of all the learning in the weblog group.

You can get to all the student blogs from The Write Weblog.They

are great reads and the student illustrations are delightful! You can get a quick view of all the illustrations on their Blogging Photo Album. I’d

also invite you to leave some comments on these students’ weblogs! That

would be a great way for them to start the new year when they return

from the holiday season.

Then maybe start some student

weblogs yourself!  You will be amazed at what they (and you) will