Thanks

Thanks to everyone that posted ideas! Just the other day I had my 5th graders practice linking sites to their blogs. I asked them to find a website that contained information about the water cycle (we are studying Lake Ecology). This was no easy task, even after I demonstrated how to do it on my own blog. It really made it clear that it is important to teach blogging in steps. If we had more time this year, I think we could really do a lot with it! I think we will continue to use it this year as a way to write reactions to ideas and questions about our last science unit. It seems to be a great way to hold their attention for these last few weeks!