Today I have watched over 400 children in my school blog their hearts out, a first foray into this wonderful web tool for our school. I have read many posts since I got home and commented on blogs, still not having posted my own contribution to this global blog.
To be honest I have been thoroughly enjoying reading and commenting of everyone else’s contributions. I have found the variety of posts astonishing and and in awe of how truly global this activity can be.
I posted my first comment about 11.45pm last night. I was watching the blog and couldn’t help myself . So many thoughts and responses bubbled into my head. I commented on someone from Australia, from New Zealand, from South Africa and from Belgium, all before midnight.
The blogger in Belgium had posted in his native tongue. I really wanted to know what he had said so I copied and pasted his post into Babelfish . All became clear (Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy came to mind) I formed an answer then retranslated in back into…Dutch! I do hope the gentleman could get the gist of my reply. I felt proud that I could do that.
So if you are not sure whether you can be bothered to comment on someone’s blog after reading it, I say DO IT! It feels so good and having had my first comments last week on a 100 word challenge for grown ups that I posted (my first attempt at blogging proper) I was thrilled and bowled over that someone had been kind enough to leave me a few words of encouragement.
It brings context to blogging .
Now think how that can help children with their writing.
Empowering, huh?
Whole-heartedly agree!
I’m thinking of encouraging my class of yr 5s to get blogging, your post really brought home the benefits of it to me. Time to get started I think!
Absolutely! We are having a great time posting to the blog today. Happy Leap Day!
This is exactly what I want people I work with to realise so we can start to blog more regularly with our students. You’ve articulated beautifully what I’ve spent 6 months trying to convey! Beautifully put!
Thank you! Good luck with your venture.
It is an excellent post, thank you. My children in class thoroughly enjoy blogging. Just have to get whole school on board now!
I’m addicted. Trying to get it whole school. Our y2s are loving it at the moment. Although, familys not so pleased. I think I need to get them involved too.
Our school has really embraced blogging this year and now every class has a blog. The children and parents love it – it’s developed a real home school link that is a community all of its own.
Fab stuff!
Kate in Sheffield