Connecting Assessment | Remote Access.

Clarence Fisher blogs about using a rubric to help students deepen their understanding of connections and global learning.  Be sure to click on his link to a previous post on a rubric for blogging as well.

This wiki came to my attention in Twitter from @langwitches Silvia Tolisano.  Educational Blogging is published by Linda Yollis, an elementary school teacher.

How to Teach Commenting Skills.  As Linda says, “Commenting is what keeps the blog alive.”  While this wiki is aimed at younger students, I have found that students of all ages need lots of guidance and practice with commenting skills.

Week 4 – Add your student blogs to your blogroll | The Edublogger.

Sue’s 4th way to improve the functionality of your class blog is to link to your students’ blogs from your class blog.  She’s used Jan Smith’s excellent blog Huzzah as an example.  Jan’s blog is an exemplar for using a blog in your classroom, a rich place to find ideas and be inspired.

Week 3 – Add A Visitor Tracking Widget To Your Blog Sidebar | The Edublogger.

When students can see that readers from around the world are visiting their blog the excitement is palpable.  Sue outlines a variety of ways to track and display visitors to your blog.

Each week for the next six weeks we’re giving you a new task, with how-to info, to help you with your class blogging.

This week’s task is to set up blogging rules and guidelines on your class blog.

via Week 2: Set Up Your Blogging Rules and Guidelines | The Edublogger.

More excellent advice from Sue Waters.  Another good source of blogging guidelines when it comes to commenting is Jan Smith on her class blog Huzzah!

Week 1 – Create A Class Blog | The Edublogger.  Just starting out?  Sue Waters will walk you through setting up a class blog step by step.

Check Out Class Blogs! | The Edublogger.

Sue Waters extensive list of class blogs with plenty of ideas to get you started.

Forget E-Books: The Future of the Book Is Far More Interesting | The Penenberg Post | Fast Company.

In light of this article:

How do you envision teaching in a world with no textbooks?  How do you envision your students as consumers of information?

How do you envision your students as producers of information?

What do you envision as the purpose for schools and teachers in 10 years, 20 years?

How might learning to write a blog be considered an essential skill for students to acquire?

BBC News – Children who use technology are ‘better writers’.

“Children who blog, text or use social networking websites are more confident about their writing skills, according to the National Literacy Trust.”

How To Moderate All Comments and Posts On Student Blogs | The Edublogger.

Sue Waters post on The Edublogger answers questions around managing comments on student blog posts.