Follow the Blogging in our class by visiting the link below.

 Class of 2010-2011

http://kidblog.org/2010-20119/

Class of 2009-2010

http://kidblog.org/mrthompsonsclass/student-blogs/

 In 2009 I decided to implement book blogging directions based on Mr. Coley's student blogging example.  I fell in love with the concept of students blogging about their learning and decided to expand the idea this year.  Now students are not only encouraged to blog about books, but any learning that occurs during the week.  I hope to see our classroom using the blogs as a way of communicating our thoughts and ideas with not only those in our classroom.  We hope to include family members, school faculty, friends and others around the globe. 

The process began this year by introducing my class to paper blogging to help them grasp the concept and see the linear threads.  It is an idea that has spread throughout the building.  Many of our staff has decided to start their own hallway blogs.  The paper blogs will hopefully help them grasp the digital concept more clearly. Please take time to read and comment on the blogs as they are posted.  

Our Book Blog is a brand new blog designed to give students a place where they can review and recommend the Reading Counts books they’re reading each week.  Each time a student finishes a book during the school week, he or she can log-in to the blog and write a short post about the book, giving a brief summary along with his or her opinion of the book.  In doing so, we will be able to track the types of books we are reading throughout the remaining days in school.  Hopefully, we find that our selections are covering a variety of genres.

I'm excited about the idea of having our class log their weekly progress in this fashion!  The blog is hosted by a really nice website called Kidblog.org.  The site is designed to provide free, easy-to-use blogs for elementary and middle school students. All student accounts are password-protected, and student posts and comments are sent to Mr. Thompson for approval before they are published.  This ensures that only appropriate content is published to the blog.  No email addresses or personal information is required, and there is no advertising of any kind on the blog.  We hope you enjoy reading about some our great treasures we find this year.