Blog+Sites+We+Tried

Looked at www.Edublogs.org
 * wasn't as easy to add student accounts when we began
 * not as easy to work with for students

Ended up with www.Kidblog.org
 * easy to use
 * each student has separate blog but all are under a master blog
 * has word count
 * has spell check

Mrs. Menton's blog with a few 6th graders (not this year...): @http://kidblog.org/mentonsmusings/

Mrs. York's blog from last year (still being used by my students as 7th graders): @http://kidblog.org/MrsYorksELA/

Another 6th grade teachers: kidblog site from last year

The blog from our trip to Nature's Classroom: NC 2011

Students need to have sign in info:

Tried: @http://edu.glogster.com > Harriet Tubman
 * a glog
 * interactive poster format
 * free version available, educational version is recommended
 * link to sample glog: @http://mmenton.edu.glogster.com/sarah-abigail-/
 * Glogs made by 6th graders (with minimal teacher instruction):Underground Railroad

Used Glogster with an E-LA Curriculum Unit on Relationships: Created a