Blogging at school? Surely not...

I went to an ICT course in the holidays, and an idea arose out of many discussions with other teachers.

I decided to start a class blog.

This is a new initiative as part of our written language programme. Students will be encouraged to write about matters that interest them (such as issues in the media, reviews of films or books, thoughts on a topic) and will sometimes be given specific topics.

Below are some comments from teachers who have already started this with their class (from classblogmeister):

“In fifteen years of teaching, I have never seen anything come along even CLOSE to motivating students to write - like blogging does.”

“Even when they're out sick, students work on their blogs”

“My students are floored when, as they say, "some random person from Texas commented on my blog!!" The students are getting real world experience with writing.”

“Why would my students want to write on paper for their teacher to see, when they could write on their blog for the whole world to see.”

To visit the class blog, click here.

I'm looking forward to seeing how it progresses and I'll keep you posted.